Status
No final report
Assembly
House of Representatives
Opened
23 March 2017
Assembly term
8th National Assembly (2015–2019)
Committee
Committee on Ports
Sum at issue
₦24 billion
Subject
Contracts and procurement
Without a report for
3,520 days
The House of Representatives resolved to investigate the abandoned ₦24 billion contract for dredging the Lower River Niger and establishing inland ports in Idah and Jamata, Kogi State. Following a motion by Benjamin Okolo, the House mandated the Committee on Ports, Harbour and Waterways to probe why the project, awarded to Messrs Van Oord Nigeria Limited, was abandoned despite significant payments and its strategic importance to economic development.
What the record shows
- 23 March 2017Probe opened.
- As of 11 November 2026No final report of this probe has been found on the public record.
Opened more than 120 days ago, and no final report of the committee has been found on the public record. Interim reports and hearings are shown where known. Know of a report, hearing or outcome missing here? Send a correction.