Senate on Thursday issued a warrant of arrest against the Managing Director of Julius Berger Nigeria Plc, Dr Peer Lubasch, for persistently refusing to appear before its committee on Works .

Resolution of the Senate on Warrant of Arrest against MD of Julius Berger, followed motion moved to that effect by the Senate Minority Whip, Senator Osita Ngwu (PDP Enugu West) .

Senator Ngwu in the motion co – sponsored by Senators Asuquo Ekpenyong (APC Cross River South) and Mpigi Barinada (PDP Rivers South East), informed the Senate that Julius Berger Plc Julius Berger has persistently refused to appear before the Senate Committee on Works for required explanations on projects abandonment and alarming contract variation from N54billion to N195billion .

Date for compelling appearance of Julius Berger before the Senate Committee on Works, according to the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, will be stated in the arrest warrant

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