House of Reps threaten to sanction MTN, Airtel for failing to honour invitation

The House of Representatives Committee on Corporate Social Responsibility (SCR) has threatened to sanction telecommunications companies, MTN and Airtel for failing to honour their invitation. 

Rep. Oby Orogbu, the Chairman of the Committee said this during a public hearing in Abuja on Tuesday on "a Bill to regulate corporate social responsibility in Nigeria". 

According to her, MTN, and Airtel, had several times ignored the invitation of the Committee. Orogbu said the telecommunications were being invited to come and brief the Committee on their CSR initiatives. 

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Warrant of arrest
She said that the committee had no choice but to invoke its powers by issuing a warrant of arrest. She, however, gave MTN and Airtel the last warning to honour the committee's invitation or face the arrest warrant.

"Section 89, 8 of the Constitution mandates individual companies as invited to make themselves available to parliament, but they break the law
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House of Reps threaten to sanction MTN, Airtel for failing to honour invitation
 
The House of Representatives Committee on Corporate Social Responsibility (SCR) has threatened to sanction telecommunications companies, MTN and Airtel for failing to honour their invitation.  
 
Rep. Oby Orogbu, the Chairman of the Committee said this during a public hearing in Abuja on Tuesday on "a Bill to regulate corporate social responsibility in Nigeria".  
 
According to her, MTN, and Airtel, had several times ignored the invitation of the Committee. Orogbu said the telecommunications were being invited to come and brief the Committee on their CSR initiatives. 
 
She said that the committee had no choice but to invoke its powers by issuing a warrant of arrest. She, however, gave MTN and Airtel the last warning to honour the committee's invitation or face the arrest warrant. 
 
 
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