The House of Representatives Adhoc Committee Investigating
the Structure and Accountability of the Joint Venture (JV) Business and
Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs) of the NNPC from 1990 to date said it is
left with no other option than to issue warrant of arrest on the Chairman of
Federal Inland Revenue Service, Muhammad Mamman Nami after failing to honour
invitation for 6 times.
The Chairman of the Investigative Committee, Hon. Abubakar
Hassan Fulata, during the committee meeting, insisted that the panel will
invoke its constitutional power to direct the Inspector General of Police to
arrest Nami who they accused of conniving with oil companies to evade tax
running into billions of dollars.
“Federal Inland Revenue Service, Shell Petroleum Development
Company (SPDC), Chevron and FAMFA Oil Ltd are the four organizations expected
to appear before us today. While the three oil companies are here, the Chairman
of FIRS is not here to answer questions regarding the allegations of tax
evasion.
“The Clerk of the House of Representatives has served the
FIRS chairman the subpoena. Yet he refused to honour our invitation. We have no
option than to issue warrant of arrest againt him to police in order to arrest
and bring him before this investigative committee,” Fulata said.
Hon. Mark Gbila (Benue State) noted that the submission of
some of the oil companies that they are ignorant of CAFA certificate as the
basis for enjoying capital allowance cannot in any way absolve them.
The committee reiterated that any of the oil companies found
guilty in relation to payment of tax or unduly enjoying capital allowance will
be made to refund the money to the federation account.
Fulata said some of the oil companies right from 1978, who sought
for capital allowance, processed their Certificate of Acceptance of Fixed
Assets (CAFA) and wondered why Shell which is one of the oldest oil companies,
if not the oldest, completely ignored CAFA certificate, yet the company is
enjoying capital allowance.
After series of questions to Shell representatives led by
Bashir Bello, a director, the lawmakers directed them to further furnish the
secretairat with relevant documents regarding their operations to the committee
before or on Monday December 12, 2022, while they are to appear before the
probe panel on Monday December 19, 2022.
Chevron and FAMFA Oil were also told to send their documents
to the secretariat before or on Monday 12 December, 2022. The CEO of Chevron
and FAMFA are expected to appear before the committee on Monday 19 December,
2022.
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