Nigeria: Reps Panel Issues Final Summons to FCT Councils Over N100bn Financial Queries
The committee says the councils owe about ₦7.65 billion in liabilities and failed to submit documents after repeated invitations.
- The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee issued a seven-day final summons to officials from the six FCT Area Councils, directing them to appear on October 14, 2026, to address audit queries involving about ₦100 billion.
- PAC Chairman Bamidele Salam said on Tuesday that council chairpersons repeatedly failed to attend hearings, notably missing a September 22, 2026, appearance they requested themselves, frustrating committee efforts to resolve financial irregularities.
- The 2021 Annual Audit Report reveals about ₦7.65 billion in outstanding liabilities from unremitted pension deductions, PAYE, and VAT, while the committee scrutinizes ₦24.87 billion in council expenditures on personnel, overheads, and capital projects.
- Directing the summons to Directors of Personnel Management, Finance, and Heads of Audit, the committee warned that failing to appear on October 14 would trigger sanctions in accordance with relevant service rules.
- Beyond 2021 reports, the committee uncovered further irregularities in 2022 and 2023 accounts, including unauthorized asset disposal and non-disclosure of revenue; councils failed to submit financial accounts for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
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Nigeria: Reps Panel Issues Final Summons to FCT Councils Over N100bn Financial Queries
The committee threatened sanctions against officials of the six FCT Area Councils over unresolved audit queries, including N7.65 billion in outstanding liabilities and N24.87 billion spent on personnel, overheads and capital projects in 2021.
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The Podium MediaReps panel issues final summons to FCT councils over N100bn financial queries
The committee threatened sanctions against officials of the six FCT Area Councils over unresolved audit queries, including N7.65 billion in outstanding liabilities and N24.87 billion spent on personnel, overheads and capital projects in 2021.
N100bn Audit Query: Reps give FCT area councils seven-day final ultimatum
The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has issued a seven-day final summons to officials of the six Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Councils over outstanding audit queries involving about N100 billion.
N100bn audit query: Again, FCT council chairs shun reps' invitation
FCT’s six Area Council chairmen have again failed to appear before the House of Reps Public Accounts Committee over an N100bn audit query. Read More: https://punchng.com/n100bn-audit-query-again-fct-council-chairs-shun-reps-invitation/
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