{
  "id": 12437027,
  "title": "N100bn audit query: Again, FCT council chairs shun reps’ invitation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/n100bn-audit-query-again-fct-council-chairs-shun-reps-invitation",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T18:20:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/n100bn-audit-query-again-fct-council-chairs-shun-reps-invitation/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council Chairmen have once again missed an invitation from the House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee to address allegations of financial misconduct totaling N100 billion. The committee has issued a seven-day final summons to key officials, including Directors of Personnel Management and Finance, and Heads of Audit, requiring their appearance on October 14, 2026, or facing sanctions. The audit queries, detailed in the Auditor-General's Annual Report for the Six FCT Area Councils for the year ending December 31, 2021, highlight outstanding liabilities of N7.65 billion stemming from unremitted pension deductions, PAYE, VAT, and withholding tax, as well as unpaid obligations to contractors. The six councils involved are Abaji, Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Bwari, Gwagwalada, Kuje, and Kwali, each with varying outstanding liabilities.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "N100bn audit query: Again, FCT council chairs shun reps’ invitation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/n100bn-audit-query-again-fct-council-chairs-shun-reps-invitation-12437511",
        "published": "2026-10-06T18:22:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ripples Nigeria",
        "title": "Reps issue final summons to FCT council officials over N100bn audit queries",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/reps-issue-final-summons-to-fct-council-officials-over-n100bn-audit",
        "published": "2026-10-06T18:37:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}