Railway contracts: Reps threaten arrest of 14 firms

The Ad-Hoc Committee of the House of Representatives investigating railway contracts awarded between 2010 and 2014 has threatened to serve arrest warrants on 14 firms.
The committee said the firms handled some of the rail projects under investigation, but had shunned many invitations to appear before lawmakers to answer questions.
Four of the firms were said to have handled projects worth N41.2bn.
The Chairman of the committee, Mr. Johnson Agbonayinma, released the names of the firms at the National Assembly in Abuja on Thursday.
The three are Constain West Africa PLC “in connection with the N12.2bn contract for rehabilitation of Jebba to Kano narrow gauge line”; Eser Nigeria Contracting Company Limited “in connection with N19bn contract for the rehabilitation of Port-Harcourt to Makurdi narrow gauge line”; and Ansaldo South Africa “in connection with the N10bn contract to upgrade the signalling and telecoms system in the narrow gauge line.”

Others named by Agbonayinma included Gear Holdinds, A3 and Wireless Limited, Eser West Africa Limited, Eser Contracting and Industry Compnay Inc and Ansaldo-A3&O Limited.
“This is the first wave of warrants that will be invoked and the next group of companies will be processed as soon as possible,” Agbonayinma stated.


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