The committee set up by the National Economic Council (NEC)
on forensic audit of revenue accrued into the Federation Account, Excess
Crude Account and Consolidated Revenue Fund from revenue-generating
agencies has uncovered some fraud in 13 agencies .
This was
disclosed by the Ondo State governor,Rotimi Akeredolu after the NEC
meeting yesterday presided over by Vice president Yemi Osinbajo at the
Presidential Villa, Abuja.
He listed the agencies to include the
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Nigeria Ports Authority (
NPA) and Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), among others.
He
said:“The audit covers the period from 2010 to May 2015. Council was
informed that there were possible under remittances from certain
revenue-generating agencies to the Federation Account among
others.Council was also informed of questionable loans granted by some
of the revenue-generating agencies.
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