David Umaru who moved a motion through Order 43 of 2015 Standing Rules submitted that the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami had turned down theinvitation on two consecutive times.
Odubeko relocated to England with his parents in August 2015 on theinvitation of Manchester City, where he spent five months before he was snapped up by Manchester United.
The former President had served as Vice-President, acting President, and later as Nigeria's President from 2010 to 2015, following the death of President Umaru Yar'Adua. He lost the presidency to President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015.
"As a testimony to the credible and professional values of my access, since May 2015, l have been to Nigeria three times on theinvitation of Federal Government agencies.
While thanking the people of the state for the support they gave him (Jonathan) throughout his 8-year involvement in national politics, he expressed happiness for theinvitation to commission the Second Nkpogu Bridge.
The House had first investigated the deal in the 7th Assembly (2011-2015), but not satisfied with the outcome of the probe, the current 8th House revisited it.
The legal icon had come under severe fire from a cross section of Nigerians for his controversial position, including the Governor of Imo State, Mr Hope Uzodinma, who noted that the call was an invitation for anarchy".
President Bola Tinubu, while breaking the Ramadan fast on Wednesday with members of the House of Reps, specifically pleaded with the National Assembly to exercise restraint in the incessant invitation of agency heads.