Legacy projects: Senate summons Fashola, Ahmed, others

The Senate on Tuesday summoned the Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, her counterpart in the Ministry of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola and the Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris,

to appear before it over the legacy projects of the Federal Government.

The Senate Committee on Finance led by Senator Solomon Adeola gave the summon after a meeting with the management of the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority, led by its Managing Director, Uche Orji. He also said the panel would need to know details of the agreements signed between the Federal Government and the contractors before the NSIA took over the projects.

He said, “On the issue of funding, by virtue of the information at my disposal and by what the Finance Minister made me to understand, is that you are playing critical roles by providing funds for the legacy projects. As of today, two years down the line, only $300m is in the books, this cause for concern.

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