Senate To Probe Amaechi Over Rail Lines Concession To General Electric

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The Senate on Tuesday resolved to probe the Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi over the process of the concession of Port Harcourt-Maiduguri and Lagos-Kano rail lines to a U.S. conglomerate, General Electric (GE).

The Senate adopted a motion sponsored by Senator Bassey Albert Akpan titled “Urgent need to investigate the granting of concession of the western and eastern rail lines to General Electric, a U.S. company.

The lawmakers asked the committees on Privatisation, Land Transport, Finance, Anti-Corruption and Financial Crimes, Special Duties, Trade and Investment and Judiciary to investigate the procedure adopted in the engagement of General Electric for the concession of the rail lines.

He explained that the minister violated the Public Enterprises Act, 1999 establishing the National Council on Privatisation and the Bureau of Public Enterprise (BPE).


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