On 19 December, the House of Representatives closed for the year, drawing a curtain on a challenging period, which witnessed the good, the bad, and the ugly.
In this review, charmingpro examines some of the events that shaped the House in the just-concluded year.
Binance bribery saga
In May, the House faced allegations of bribery involving the CEO of Binance, Richard Teng.
In a post on X, Mr Teng alleged that his team, after meeting with the House Committee on Financial Crimes, was approached by unknown persons offering to “take away the trouble” of the company in exchange for money.
It could be recalled that two executives of Binance had earlier been arrested by the federal government on criminal charges.
The House Committee on Financial Crimes, chaired by Ginger Onwusibe (LP, Abia), was mandated to investigate a petition against the company.
Shortly before the bribery allegation, the Committee had threatened to issue a warrant of arrest against the company’s executives for ignoring multiple invitations.
However, the bribery allegation led to the premature end of the Committee’s probe