N432bn Probe: Another Jamboree by House Committee?
It is always sad that very frequently the National Assembly would launch investigations into sundry issues that would not produce any reasonable outcomes. Last week the Public Accounts Committee of
This Day reports that the National Assembly's Public Accounts Committee has commenced an investigation into the N432 billion debt owed by oil companies and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited to the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority. The probe follows the release of the Auditor-General's annual audit reports, which revealed the N342 billion debt.
Committee Chairman Bamidele Salam pledged to ensure relevant entities account for their obligations and provide necessary records to establish the circumstances surrounding the debts. However, the article highlights the recurring issue of investigations by the National Assembly often yielding no tangible results, despite the significant human and financial resources expended on these probes.
The article raises concerns about the lack of political will to implement recommendations from investigations, suggesting that the latest probe may follow a similar pattern of a "movement without motion."
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