The House of Representatives on Tuesday refused to give ex Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke and others a clean bill of health for their alleged involvement in shady oil deals, PUNCH reports.

The House cited the deals to involve the “farm out or allocation of Oil Mining Leases 4,26,30,34,38,41 and 42.”

The other actors were listed as the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation; the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company; Atlantic Energy Drilling Concept Ltd; and Septa Energy Ltd.

Chairman, House Committee on Rules and Business, Mr. Albert Sam-Tsokwa, had moved for the adoption of a report which was produced by an ad hoc committee.

Members vehemently opposed a particular recommendation, which read, “That a clean bill of health be given to all the parties involved in this transaction, as the entire transaction conformed to all the applicable laws.”

When the report was put to vote for consideration, it was rejected with a resounding "nay" vote.