The House of Representatives has asked President Goodluck Jonathan for a copy of the Audit report on the allegedly missing $20billion. The House of Representatives yesterday asked the federal government to make available to it the full forensic audit report on the alleged missing $20billion from Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).
The House of Reps’ action is a direct consequence of the exclusive demand made by LEADERSHIP Newspaper, which had invoked the Freedom of Information Act, to compel the auditor-general of the federation (AuGF) to provide the newspaper with the full report of the forensic audit of the NNPC.
However, rather that comply with this lawful demand, the AuGF Office had directed the newspaper to the presidency.
House minority leader, Hon Femi Gbajabiamila, who moved the motion, expressed concern at the allegations by the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria in 2013 that such a huge amount of money was missing from the NNPC, even as he lamented federal government’s inaction on the said report.
