The Federal Executive Council
(FEC) on Wednesday approved N745 million for the hiring of additional forensic
field auditors for the audit of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).
The Minister of Niger Delta
Affairs, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, also disclosed that the council approved the
hiring of auditors to ensure that whatever comes out of the forensic audit is
acceptable not just in Nigeria but to the international community.
Akpabio said: “The memo that was
presented by the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs was a concluding memo on the
procurement of Field Forensic Auditors for the forensic audit of the Niger
Delta Development Commission and today the council approved additional forensic
field auditors at a total sum of about N745.2 million.
“This brings the total number of
field forensic auditors to 16 in addition to the earlier approved Lead Forensic
Auditors, Messrs Olumiluwa Bashir and Co.
“These people are now going to be
in charge of the nine states of the Niger Delta which has been divided into 16
lots. As I stated earlier, lots one is Ernst and Young for the headquarters.
“They will be undertaking the 19 years of
audit and also bring out the organigram for the restructuring of the NDDC for
better performance in future.’’
The minister added that the
council equally approved the need to attach investigative security agencies to
each of the team to ensure transparency in the exercise.
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