Buhari grants approval to anti-graft agencies to recover N2.65 trillion from 77 oil companies
Buhari grants approval to anti-graft agencies to recover N2.65 trillion from 77 oil companies
President Muhammadu Buhari has granted approval to a coalition of anti-graft agencies, which comprise the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU), the Independence Corrupt Practices and Other Related Crimes Commission (ICPC) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to recover unremitted N2.65 trillion from 77 oil companies.
The NEITI Executive Secretary, Dr Orji Ogbonnaya Orji recently revealed that even after the watchdog 2019 audit report made the revelation of the unremitted money, it remained outstanding.
NFIU Director and Chief Executive Officer, Mr Modibbo Tukur, who spoke on Friday in NEITI, Abuja while signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the two government organisations, expressed displeasure over the debt.
He said it was unacceptable that the firms held on to such huge funds while the government sought loans to fund critical projects.
Disclosing the President’s approval, Tukur noted that Buhari had directed the Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, to oversee the process.
The Minister is also expected to set up a panel of the anti-corruption agencies to recover the unremitted monies.
Buhari grants approval to anti-graft agencies to recover N2.65 trillion from 77 oil companies
