{
  "id": 12537599,
  "title": "N100bn audit query: Reps threaten sanctions for FCT council chairmen",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/n100bn-audit-query-reps-threaten-sanctions-for-fct-council-chairmen-12537599",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T03:56:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/n100bn-audit-query-reps-threaten-sanctions-for-fct-council-chairmen/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee has summoned the six Area Council Chairmen of the Federal Capital Territory to appear before them on October 14, 2026, following alleged financial infractions totaling about N100bn. The summon originates from the Annual Audit Report of the Auditor-General for the Six FCT Area Councils for the year ended December 31, 2021, which identified outstanding liabilities of N7.65bn due to unremitted pension deductions, PAYE, VAT, and withholding tax, as well as unpaid obligations to contractors. The audit report also highlighted issues such as improper maintenance of fixed asset registers and questionable expenditures on personnel, overheads, and capital expenditure by the councils in 2021.",
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        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "N100bn audit query: Reps threaten sanctions for FCT council chairmen",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/n100bn-audit-query-reps-threaten-sanctions-for-fct-council-chairmen",
        "published": "2026-10-07T03:44:18.000Z"
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  "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."
}