Reps summon Malami, finance minister over ‘fraud’ in whistleblower programme
The committee also summoned Boss Mustapha, secretary to the government of the federation, and “all other stakeholders” involved in the implementation of the policy.
The committee chairman also said the minister of finance approved payments to whistleblowers which were not in accordance with what the policy stipulates.“We are looking at the issue of crude oil export in general from Nigeria for the period under review. And we are looking at the whistleblower revelation and recoveries which the federal government has publicly declared that they have made recoveries from,” Ghillah said.
“There have been allegations that the attorney-general is being involved also in the receipt of funds from outside the country without these funds being remitted into the federation account in line with the provisions of the constitution.“And there have been allegations that expenditures of these recoveries have also been done in complete violation of the provision of the constitution.
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