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The Senate Public Account Committee has described as unacceptable the payment of N98.4m by the Petroleum Resources Ministry for the printing of leaflets.
The flyers, according to the 2015 Auditor-General for the Federation’s report, was meant to create awareness campaign for the Petroleum Industrial Bill.
The report, currently being scrutinised by the National Assembly, also stated that the fund was released without due process.
The Chairman of the Senate panel, Senator Matthew Urhoghide, also faulted the payment of N39m was into the accounts of two persons for the purpose of monitoring the ministry’s project within the Federal Capital Territory.
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The Senate Public Account Committee has queried the Petroleum Resources Ministry for spending N98.4m on printing of leaflets.
The ministry claimed the sum was spent to create awareness campaign for the Petroleum Industrial Bill.
In the 2015 Auditor-General for the Federation’s report before the Senate, it was established that the funds was disbursed without due process.
In the report, Auditor-General of the Federation queried the petroleum ministry for the spending, challenging it to explain why such money would be disbursed without formal approval.
The AuGF query on the matter read in part, “Contrary to the procurement process, an entry in the cash book for the sum of N98.4m was made in favour of a company for printing of leaflets for awareness campaign programme for the Petroleum Industry Bill.
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