…Queries OAGF over deductions from MDA accounts
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts has intensified its investigation into the remittance of government revenues, directing the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation (OAGF) to provide a comprehensive breakdown of operating surplus and other revenues allegedly owed to the Federal Government by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and other government-owned enterprises.
The panel also sought clarification over claims that the OAGF made deductions from the statutory accounts of several Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), including an alleged N15bn withdrawal from the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), amid concerns that such deductions may have disrupted the agencies’ statutory responsibilities.
The resolutions followed an investigative session at the National Assembly on Tuesday, attended by Shamseldeen Ogunjimi, the Accountant-General of the Federation, and senior Treasury officials.
The hearing is part of the committee’s oversight of government finances and compliance with the Fiscal Responsibility Act, which mandates government-owned enterprises to remit a prescribed portion of their operating surplus to the Consolidated Revenue Fund.
