The House of Representatives has continued investigations into an alleged double payment of N46.5 billion for the Airport Road and Kubwa Expressway contracts in Abuja by the Budget Office of the Federation.
Reps are looking into alleged double payment of N46.5b by Budget Office.
The Guardian reports that the House Committee on Public Accounts at its sitting in Abuja at the weekend presided over by its deputy chairman Ibrahim Baba queried the Budget Office for its inability to explain the alleged duplication of the payment for the contracts six years after the accusation was made.
According to the committee’s records, officials of the Budget Office had appeared before the lawmakers on the matter on June 1, 2016 but the matter had not been concluded.
Baba demanded that all those involved including ministries, agencies of government and consultants involved in the contract be summoned to appear before the committee within the next two weeks to explain their roles in the alleged duplication of the payment.
The Budget Office was, on its part, expected to turn in all bank statements and documents relating to the contract in its next appearance.
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