The House of Representatives has resolved to set up an ad hoc committee to investigate the alleged fraudulent activities taking place in the Presidential Amnesty Programme.
The resolution followed a motion presented by Tajudeen Obasa (at the plenary on Wednesday.
Moving the motion, Obasa expressed concern over the outcry by some people, alleging massive looting at the Kaiama Amnesty Centre in Bayelsa between February 14 and 16.
Obasa noted that the programme was a lofty initiative by the Federal Government to quell arms struggles by the Niger Delta agitators.
He said the programme was meant for a better deal in the nation’s oil producing area and the cardinal objective was to grant pardon to the agitators.
The lawmaker said further that it was meant to rehabilitate the agitators through productive ventures and build the capacity of the youths in the area.
In his ruling, the Speaker, Yakubu Dogara, said that when the committee was constituted, it would turn in its report to the house within two weeks, for further legislative action.
