Reps dismiss money laundering petition against NNPC executive

The House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream) has dismissed a petition accusing the Executive Vice President of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Dr Mumuni Dagazau, of money laundering and conflict of interest. The committee found that the petitioners failed to provide any evidence to support their allegations.

Committee Chairman Ikenga Ugochinyere criticized the petitioners for not substantiating their claims and warned against using the National Assembly to damage the reputations of public officials.

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