The House of Representatives has summoned the Minister of
Finance, Budget and National Planning, Hajia Zainab Ahmed, to make available
before it all documents relating to subsidy claims from 2013 to date.
Rep Ibrahim Aliyu, Chairman, Special ad hoc committee
investigating Petroleum Subsidy regime, said this when Mr Stephen Okon,
Director Home Finance in the ministry, appeared before it in Abuja on Tuesday.
The Chairman of the committee gave the minister Aug 16 to
make herself available with all the relevant documents in subsidy claims.
He said the minister must answer to the total amount
released from the consolidated revenue account as subsidy payment from 2013 to
date.
According to him, the breakdown of beneficiary companies
that received subsidy payments from the consolidated revenue account must be
submitted before it.
The Chairman said the statement by the minister recently
that the country will require N6.7 trillion for service subsidies is worrisome.
He said it was imperative for the minister to appear before
the committee to explain certain actions, adding that the subsidy would be
borrowed for Nigerians to enjoy.
Okon added that the issue was a very serious one that
required the concern of everybody, adding that the committee was holding trust
for the citizenry.
He, however, said he had to appear because the ministry did
not want to pass information that was not properly processed before the committee.
Okon said he came to plead for an extension of time, adding
that he was not mandated to make any presentation before the committee.
He said the ministry would love to ask for additional time
to collate the information required before the committee.
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