The resolution followed a motion moved by Senator Dino Melaye (APC-Kogi) who relied on a point of order to make the allegations.
The Senate asked Melaye to present
documents at the next legislative day showing evidence of the transfer
for immediate investigation.
Melaye had alleged that the South Africa-owned company had taken away over 12 billion dollars from Nigeria in the last 10 years.
“My respected colleagues, MTN
Nigeria paid a sum of $284.9 million on the 6th of February, 2001, to
purchase their licence of operations in this country.
Between 2006 and 2016, through four
Nigerian Banks and a serving minister of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria, MTN moved over $12 billion out of Nigeria.
That is about half of our external reserves.
If I get the nod of the Senate I
will want to bring a substantive motion on the next legislative day with
substantiated facts to buttress this position,” he said.
hope you recalls
that MTN was involved in a dispute with the Federal Government over the
non-registration of 5.2 million subscribers in 2015.
The government subsequently imposed a
fine of N1.04 trillion on the firm but later reduced it to N330 billion
after negotiations but the company has paid N50 billion of the agreed
sum.
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Title :
Senate Vs Mtn NG
Description : The resolution followed a motion moved by Senator Dino Melaye (APC-Kogi) who relied on a point of order to make the allegations. The S...
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