Reps Pass Vote of Confidence in Tinubu and NNPC Chief

The House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream) dismissed a petition accusing NNPC Executive Vice President for Downstream Mumuni Dagazau of conflict of interest and money laundering, saying it lacked documentary evidence. Committee chairman Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere said petitioners submitted newspaper clippings and failed to provide requested documents, while Dagazau responded to the committee through representatives. The committee also passed a vote of confidence in President Bola Tinubu and NNPCL Group Chief Executive Officer, citing progress in domestic refining, crude supply and stability in the downstream sector. It opposed restoring a nationwide fuel subsidy, estimating that subsidising about 50 million litres of petrol consumed daily would cost more than N20 trillion annually.