John Ameh, AbujaAn ad hoc committee of the House of Representatives on Thursday summoned chief executive officers of some telecommunications firms operating in the country over alleged default in the payment of taxes. The committee, which is chaired by Mr. Ahmed Abu, is investigating the tax compliance status of the affected firms. Abu said the CEOs had ignored several earlier invitations to appear before the committee and answer questions. He stated that the summons had become the last resort to compel the CEOs to appear before the committee. Abu spoke further, “This is not about me but it is the House of Representatives.

Source: Punch December 14, 2017 23:03 UTC