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On Monday, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, sacked a powerful ad hoc committee probing NNPC Limited after weeks of infighting among members. In the past couple of weeks, the House had been divided between lawmakers supporting the Group Managing Director of NNPC Limited, Mele Kyari, and the anti-Kyari team, forcing the leadership to take action. The joint committee, co-chaired by Ikenga Ugochinyere and Henry Okojie, had become powerful due to the tasks it was given by the House. Worst still, the committee became tainted with allegations bothering on inducement prior …

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