Members of the House of Representatives have thrown support their behind the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd, Mele Kyar and the Chief Executive of the Nigeria Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Farouk Ahmed tp continue in thier offices, respectively.

The lawmakers faulted the calls for the removal of Kyari and Farouk and described the move as premature and done in and fate.

The lawmakers led by Hon. Billy Famous Osawaru,( Edo State) said the call for the sacking of Kyari when an investigation is currently being carried out was an action that is against parliamentary culture.

Deputy Spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Hon. Philip Agbese, had asked President Bola Tinubu to immediately dismiss Kyari, for allegdly stifling the economy’s growth due to the oil sector crisis.

Agbese had also called on the President to sack Farouk Ahmed, the chief executive officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), and other inherited appointees.

But reacting to the call, Osawaru during a press briefing said it was against parliamentary culture to call for the sacking of an official of government when an investigation involving such person had not been concluded.

He said it is in the parliamentary culture to afford parties in investigation the right for fair hearing and called on the committee handling the probe to be impartial.

He said, “Nigerians will recall hike in fuel prices and associated challenges are fundamental concerns. The House of Representatives vide its resolutions mandated the joint committee of the house on Midstream and Downstream Petroleum to investigate issues in the oil.and gas sector.