Aircraft Charter: Court Refuses Madueke, NNPC's Application to Stop Probe

Minister for Petroleum, Mrs Dieezani Alison-Madueke

Effort   by the Minister for Petroleum, Mrs Dieezani Alison-Madueke and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to stop their appearance before the House Representatives in respect to allegations that billion of Naira was spent on aircraft charter has failed as a Federal High Court in Abuja turned down their  application for an interim injunction to stop the Public Accounts  Committee  from inviting them.

Instead of granting any injunction in her favour, Justice Ramat Muhamm‎ed directed the House of Reps to appear before him   to show cause why the interim orders being sought by the minister should not be granted.

$10 B Jet Probe: Diezani Goes to Court

Minister of Petroleum, Mrs Diezani Allison-Madueke

The planned probe of the charter and maintenance of two private jets by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) at the cost of $10 billion, for the Minister of Petroleum, Mrs Diezani Allison-Madueke, predictably hit the rock Monday as she and the corporation headed for the court seeking it to restrain the House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee (PAC) from investigating the matter. One of the jets is a Challenger 850. The other is a Global Express XRS, which was said to have cost €600,000 in a return charter trip to London.

....culled from THisday