The Senate has said President Muhammadu Buhari failed to act on a report that indicted top management of government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), who have allegedly spent well over N1 trillion fraudulently.
The indictment of the MDAs by the Senate, on Wednesday, was sequel to the consideration of the Senator Matthew Urhoghide–led Senate Committee on Public Accounts reports of 2017 and 2018 of Auditor General of the Federation, (AuGF).
Addressing newsmen after the presentation of the reports, the Vice-Chairman of Senate Public Accounts Committee, Senator Ibrahim Hassan Hadejia, said, the committee has been able to submit four reports to the Senate, which has never happened since 1999, explaining that the 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 reports of the auditor general have been submitted and considered by Senate.
Earlier during the consideration, the Senate, yesterday indicted the office of Accountant General of the Federation and National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control, (NAFDAC), and 45 others MDAs.
The Senate also ordered Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, (NIMASA), to recover $10 million paid for legal fee and technical charges without results to Consolidated Revenue Fund, (CRF).
The AuGF report indicated that the money was paid from new generation bank dollar account.
Other MDAs indicted by the 2017 and 2018 report were Office of the Accountant General of the Federation, Federal Ministry of Environment, National Library, Financial Reporting Council, Federal Ministry of Finance, Federal Mortgage Bank, Energy Commission, Nigerian Copyright Commission and Maritime Academy of Nigeria, Iron.
Others include Ministry of Justice, Federal Civil Service Commission, Public Complaint Commission, University of Uyo, University of Abuja, Federal University, Oye Ekiti, National Examination Council, (NECO).
