The Public Account committee of the House of Representatives
has summoned the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi over unremitted
funds of the Nigerian Ports Authority.
The Auditor-General for the federation, Adolphus Aghughu,
had queried the account of the agency, which is under the supervision of
Ameachi.
It would be recalled that Hadiza Bala Usman, was suspended
for allegedly failing to remit operating surplus to the Consolidated Revenue
Account.
The Auditor-General had in the report submitted to the House
Committee on Public Account, queried the account of NPA.
Ameachi was scheduled to appear before the committee on
Thursday, however, the requested extension of time, this was according to Wole
Oke, the chairman of the committee.
“The Auditor-General said that they are expected to answer
questions from the lawmakers, giving the breakdown of maintenance, budgetary
provisions and evidence of work done on the channels and waterways as
examination of the accounts revealed that the channels and waterways
maintenance rose from N44.427 billion in 2015 to N64.130 billion in 2016, an
increase of over N20 billion.”
Ameachi and the NPA management team are to explain the
channels and water ways maintenance N65.130 billion and Port and Quays Expenses
of N38.412 billion.
The Minister is to appear before the Committee on 8th of
July.
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