Nigeria, Nov. 22 -- Bayelsa West senator, Seriake Dickson, has recused himself from a Senate Committee on Local Content investigative hearing probing allegations that former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, diverted $14.8 million belonging to the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB).

The session, held at the National Assembly in Abuja, was initially described as a routine engagement with the NCDMB Executive Secretary. However, Mr Dickson said he was taken aback when it became clear that the committee had convened specifically to question allegations tied solely to Mr Sylva - his predecessor as governor of Bayelsa State.

He posted a short video of the Senate session on Facebook on Friday.

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