House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts has warned that some of President Muhammadu Buhari’s appointees are sabotaging his anti-corruption war.
Committee Chairman, Oluwole Oke, made the statement after lawmakers rejected a proposed reduction in capital budget of the Office of the Auditor General for the Federation from over N2bn to N62m.
The Committee summoned the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed; Budget Office of the Federation and the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation to defend the move.
Also invited is the the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, who is to appear before the lawmakers within seven days to justify the alleged deliberate attempt to cripple the auditing agency.