Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami PHOTO: Daily Trust
The Senate, on Thursday, summoned the governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, over the reduction of the fine imposed on telecommunications company, MTN.
The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, had slammed a $5.2 billion (1.04 trillion) fine on MTN for failing to disconnect unregistered phone lines.
The government later reduced the fine to N330 billion.
At the Senate session on Thursday, Gilbert Nnaji (PDP-Enugu East), brought the matter up through a motion.
The Senate resolved to summon the communications minister, Mr. Shittu, the attorney general, Mr. Malami, and the CBN governor, Mr. Emefiele, to brief them on why the reduction was made.
It is the second time Mr. Malami would receive the Senate summons this week.
He had been summoned on Tuesday to explain why forgery charges were pressed against the Senate president, Bukola Saraki, and deputy, Ike Ekweremadu.
The Senate directed its committees on communications and justice to submit their report in two weeks.
Mr. Shittu, speaking in Ibadan recently, had said the Federal Government reduced the fine to encourage investors, after realising the negative impact the fine could have on the nation, its people and the economy.
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