House of Representatives has faulted insinuations in some quarters that there is a rift between the Speaker, Tajudeen Abass, and his Deputy, Benjamin Kalu, over the dissolution of the House Ad Hoc Committee on Oil and Gas.
Spokesman for the House of Representatives, Akin Rotimi, in a statement, yesterday, explained that the duo enjoyed robust and cordial relationship.
Rotimi said: “The public should, therefore, disregard speculations making the rounds in some sections of the media.”
He contended that the leadership of the House reserved the right to disband/dissolve an ad hoc committee whenever the need arises.
He added that the action taken by the House to dissolve the committee on Oil and Gas Investigation did not contravene any rule of the House or any law of the land. He also denied any inducement, saying: “At no time did the House leadership or anybody for that matter receive inducement for the appointment of any committee chairman.
“It was an assignment diligently executed by the Selection Committee of the House between June and July 2023, which has a member from each of the states of the Federation.”
