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By Henry Umoru

ABUJA — The Senate has threatened to sanction several Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) for failing to honour invitations to its ongoing investigation into the remittance of internally generated revenue and operating surplus into the Consolidated Revenue Fund (CRF).

The Senate Committee on Finance warned that agencies including the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), Industrial Training Fund (ITF) and Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Jabi, risk legislative sanctions if they fail to appear at subsequent hearings.

Chairman of the committee, Senator Sani Musa (APC, Niger East), also warned that persistent defaulters could be reported to President Bola Tinubu for administrative action.