BY BONNY AMADI WÌTH AGENCY REPORT
The senate committee on public accounts has given the management Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) three weeks to respond to queries raised in audit reports covering 2017 to 2023 over unaccounted funds totalling N210 trillion.
Ahmed Wadada, chairman of the committee, issued the directive on Tuesday during a session with Bayo Ojulari, the group chief executive officer (GCEO) of the NNPCL.
Wadada clarified that the amount was not considered missing or stolen but must be accounted for in line with the recommendations of the office of the auditor-general.
“This committee had not at any time said the N210 trillion in question, as far as the queries are concerned, was stolen or missing,” the lawmaker said.
What the committee is doing is requiring investigation on queries raised in the report in line with its constitutional mandate.” Ojulari, who appeared before the committee after multiple failed invitations, apologised for his past absence.
The NNPCL GCEO requested more time to properly examine the issues raised, noting that he had only.
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