Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has ordered the immediate shutdown of the liaison office of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation at the National Assembly complex, adding it was required for official use.

“I am directed to notify you that the office space you are occupying at the Senate Wing, National Assembly Complex, Abuja (Otherwise described as NNPC Liaison Office) is required for official use by the National Assembly Management,” read a quite notice signed by director of management services at the Assembly, Bala Ibrahim, and addressed to the NNPC liaison officer.

Urging the liaison officer to handover the key and any property belonging to NASS, Mr Ibrahim noted the notice superseded any other letter previously issued by the National Assembly on the same matter.

“Failure to comply may compel us to put measures in place to recover the office without any further reference to you,” the notice added.

It was gathered that the National Assembly leadership decided to shut down the NNPC liaison office following concerns about how the place was being used.

NNPC chief executive, Bayo Ojulari, did not immediately return a request seeking comments from Peoples Gazette about the closure, which may affect NNPC’s relationship with the parliament on policy and other issues.

A spokesman for the National Assembly said the matter was being further investigated because it was an unusual confrontation between the parties involved.