The Senate, through its Committee on Public Accounts, has slammed the management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), the Nigeria Police Force, and 12 other agencies for persistently refusing to respond to queries raised against them in the 2019 Audit Report .
The Senate, through its Committee on Public Accounts, has slammed the management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited , the Federal Inland Revenue Service , the Nigeria Police Force, and 12 other agencies for persistently refusing to respond to queries raised against them in the 2019 Audit Report .
According to Wadada, in addition to the NNPCL, FIRS, and the Police, other agencies involved in this practice include the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation, the Nigeria Mining Cadastre Office, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission , and the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment.
He added: “The desire of the Public Accounts Committee to timely discharge its constitutional and legislative function is being hindered by the evasive and negative actions of some CEOs or accounting officers of the concerned MDAs. The Committee is very displeased with the foot-dragging attitude of agencies that are legally expected to respond to parliamentary invitations and account for their actions.
This is also as the Commandant General of NSCDC also alleged that the NNPCL has sidelined them, refusing to allow them to contribute to their core mandate, adding that NNPCL, the Central Bank of Nigeria , and the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation have not included them in the special intervention fund.
The Committee Chairman promised to ensure NSCDC is fully involved in the fight against oil theft and losses, commending the Federal Government’s efforts in protecting oil and gas infrastructure. Former Comptroller-General of Nigeria Immigration Service , Muhammad Babandede, has warned that unless the government takes concrete steps to provide jobs for youths and reduce the poverty rate in the country, human trafficking might not be eradicated.
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