The House of Representatives has urged the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to sanction the Minister of Labour, Employment and Productivity, Senator Chris Ngige, for allegedly shunning summons by its committee probing cases of human trafficking in the country.

The House Committee on Diaspora Affairs accused Ngige of refusing to release relevant documents to aid its investigation of illegal agents, who traffic Nigerians to other countries.

The committee also recommended that the ministry’s Permanent Secretary, William Alo, should equally be sanctioned.

The Chairman of the committee, Tolulope Akande-Sadipe, presented the report of the panel at the plenary on Thursday and it was unanimously adopted.

The lawmakers summoned Ngige to appear before the House and provide all the required documents.

The House said, “It is very important that the Minister, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment explain the inconsistencies observed and the reasons there is presently still no bilateral labour agreement to protect Nigerian migrant workers.”