The National Assembly Joint Committees on Works Tuesday summoned the Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and the Petroleum Tanker Drivers Union over the alleged diversion of N621bn road fund.
The leadership of the two unions had alleged that the fund earmarked for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of federal roads was hijacked by the Ministry of Works and Housing and some governors.
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The committees had invited both the Minister of Works, Babatunde Fashola and the leadership of both unions to respond to the allegation, but the latter failed to honour the invitation.
The chairman of the joint committee, Senator Adamu Aliero (APC, Kebbi) asked the leadership of both NUPENG and tanker drivers to reappear before the panel “in the next seven days.”
“We’ve summoned both NUPENG and the Petroleum Tanker Drivers to come and defend the allegation made that N621bn has been hijacked by the federal ministry of Works and Housing together with some governors and this money is meant for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of 21 roads in the country.
“We felt that this allegation is very grave and serious. We need to investigate it properly to ascertain the veracity of the claim. That’s why we call the Ministry of Works and the minister responded with his directors,” he said.
