Nigeria’s Senate Committee on Public Accounts orders the arrest of former Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) chief Mele Kyari after he fails to appear before the committee. The panel is investigating audit queries and an alleged discrepancy of about ₦210 trillion in NNPCL’s finances for the period 2017 to 2023, based on reports submitted by the Auditor-General of the Federation. According to the reports, Kyari does not attend multiple invitations or requests to explain the “missing” or unaccounted funds linked to the audit findings. Premium Times and others report that the committee escalated its action from issuing threats of an arrest warrant to an order for his arrest after continued non-compliance. The Senate action centers on Kyari’s accountability as the former group chief executive, with the committee seeking clarification on the issues raised in the audit documentation. The outlets describe the steps taken by the committee as part of its oversight of public finances and follow-up on audit queries related to NNPCL.
Senate panel orders arrest of ex-NNPCL boss Mele Kyari over N210tn audit queries
Nigeria’s Senate Committee on Public Accounts orders the arrest of former Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) chief Mele Kyari after he fails to appear before the committee. The panel...
- The Senate Committee on Public Accounts orders the arrest of former NNPCL boss Mele Kyari.
- The action follows Kyari’s failure to appear after multiple invitations to answer questions.
- The committee is investigating an alleged ₦210 trillion discrepancy in NNPCL finances.
- The audit issues cover the period 2017 to 2023 and are based on Auditor-General of the Federation reports.
- The committee escalates from warning of an arrest warrant to issuing an arrest order.
The committee issued the threat following Mr Kyari’s failure to honour several invitations to explain the alleged ₦210 trillion discrepancy flagged in reports submitted by the Auditor-General of the Federation covering the period between 2017 and 2023. The post Senate panel threatens arrest warrant against Ex-NNPC MD, Mele Kyari over “missing” N210trn appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
9 hours agoThe Senate Committee on Public Accounts has ordered the arrest of former NNPCL boss Mele Kyari over N210 trillion in unaccounted funds. Get the full detail Read More: https://punchng.com/senate-orders-ex-nnpcl-boss-kyaris-arrest-over-n210tn-unaccounted-funds/
11 hours agoThe Senate Committee on Public Accounts has ordered the arrest of former Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, following his failure to appear before the committee investigating audit queries relating to NNPCL’s finances between 2017 and 2023. The post Senate orders Kyari’s arrest over N210tn audit queries appeared first on Vanguard News.
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