Peter Nyombi angers oil committee over call from President

 The Attorney General Peter Nyombi has run out of the Adhoc committee investigating oil sector to attend to president Museveni’s oil meeting at Entebbe state house with Tullow Oil Company executive and left members on this oil Adhoc committee furious.

The Attorney General peter Nyombi had been summoned by the oil Adhoc committee chaired by Michael Werikhe to explain oil company agreements and contracts signed with government and whether there is oil policy and regulations which can be used to manage oil.

Furious members of parliament who included Michael Werikhe , Hussein Kyanjo and Cecilia Ogwal told the minister to leave the committee for the president meeting in Entebe after the Attorney General Peter Nyombi insisted that he was supposed to be in the president meeting however much he wanted to be in the oil Adhoc committee proceedings as requested .

The committee chairperson Michael Werikhe said that they are disappointed with the executive for not taking the oil committee investigations serious.

The Member of Parliament Makindye West Hussein Kyanjo had wanted the Attorney General to call the president  and inform him that he is busy with parliament work because the president can be seen any time but the committee has time frame to produce its report .

By Isaac Senabulya

 

 

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