Nigeria, June 4 -- The House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions has summoned the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Works to appear before it on 18 June over allegations of fraud, abuse of power, and the victimisation of a whistleblower within the ministry.

The summons follows a petition with reference number 626 of 2025, filed by a law firm, Liberty Semper Fidelis LP, on behalf of Martins Atijegbe, a staff member in the ministry's Department of Resources Management.

The invitation was shared with PREMIUM TIMES on Monday, though it was received by the Office of the Permanent Secretary on 28 May.

In the petition, Mr Atijegbe accused senior ministry officials of orchestrating a fraudulent employment scheme invol...