The House of Representatives has inaugurated an ad-hoc committee to investigate the rising insecurity in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and the apparent collapse of the $460 million closed-circuit television (CCTV) project financed through a Chinese loan.
The probe stems from a motion of urgent national importance moved on 22 October by Amobi Ogah (LP, Abia), in which lawmakers decried the continued repayment of the loan for a security infrastructure that has remained largely non-functional.
Following a robust debate, the House resolved to establish an ad hoc committee to examine the failed project, scrutinise the utilisation of the loan, and determine the roles played by ministries, departments, agencies and contractors.
After the resolution, the Deputy Speaker, Benjamin Kalu, who pr
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