The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has formally requested that Senate President Godswill Akpabio instruct the Senate’s Public Accounts Committee to disclose the names and positions of all officials allegedly involved in the purported misappropriation of ₦200 trillion from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC), irrespective of their social or political standing.
SERAP formally requested that he instructs the Committee to broadly disseminate details of the ongoing investigation, including audit reports, financial records, and official communications upon which the Committee has relied, as well as the timelines for when any implicated officials are to appear before it and for the conclusion of the investigation.
SERAP further urged him to instruct the Public Accounts Committee to broadly disseminate the complete records of the proceedings, including minutes, submissions, and evidence presented, in order to ensure transparency and facilitate independent scrutiny by the Nigerian public.
The Public Accounts Committee is investigating allegations that about ₦200 trillion is missing from NNPCL’s accounts between 2017 and 2023.
The Committee has raised concerns over unreconciled figures and a lack of supporting documentation, yet several officials have failed to appear or provide satisfactory explanations.
Chuks Okocha
