BEVERLY HILLS, February 23, (THEWILL) – The House of Representatives has asked the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to account for N1.3 trillion the organisation allegedly illegally deducted from the Federation Account in 2017.
Chairman of the House Public Accounts Committee, Wole Oke, made this known on Tuesday, while questioning the Accountant General of the Federation on the deduction from the Federation Account by revenue collecting agencies in 2017.
He said it was improper that NNPC could take the money without any questions asked.
Oke fumed: “They just take money and nobody to ask questions. Even the Accountant General cannot ask questions. NNPC has to account for the money.
“Aside illegally taking the money, which violates Section 162 of the Constitution, they should rather account. What did they do with the money?”
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The Committee also queried the Accountant General over inadequate disclosure of aids and grants to agencies amounting to N6.6 billion in the same year.
It directed the Accountant General to provide a list of beneficiaries of the donations.
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