, one of the respondents, Halkin Exploration and Production Limited, has sued the National Assembly at the Federal High Court, Abuja, challenging the powers of the committee to sit on the matter.
Hardy Oil Nigeria Limited , one of the JVPs with BOCL, and Century Exploration and Production Limited, had in letter dated September 24, 2021, petitioned the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petition complaining against the alleged fraud, criminal breach of trust, forgery, corruption and the improper manner in which the DPR revoked and rewarded the Atala Field to Halkin Exploration and Production Limited.
The Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions, chaired by Senator Ayo Akinyelure, had in a letter dated October 15, 2021, invited the parties comprising, Hardy Oil Nigeria Limited, Bayelsa Oil Company Limited, Century Exploration and Production Limited, DPR and Halkin Exploration and Production Limited to a Public Hearing of the Committee on October 21, 2021.
In the report, the committee frowned on the tactics adopted by Halkin, interpreting it as an attempt to impede the performance of the oversight functions of the legislature. HONL, therefore, called for a thorough investigation of Halkin’s investment claims in the Atala Oil Field.
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