The House of Representatives has summoned the Executive Secretary of Petroleum Product Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA), Mr Abdukadir Saidu, over unremitted N1.62 billion Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) the Federation Account.
The Chairman, House Committee on Finance, Rep James Faleke, gave the directive at an investigative hearing into alleged 30 billion dollars annual revenue leakage on Tuesday in Abuja.
Faleke said that the directive was necessary to enable the PPPRA boss to explain what actually happened to the N1.62 billion IGR and why it was not remitted to the Federation Account.
He said that the committee would peruse the agency’s book from 2012 to date, adding that PPPRA must provide the IGR generated since 2012.
He also stated that the agency must provide the person’s identity it loaned money to, adding that the committee needed the approval letter from the Accountant General’s office.
Faleke stated that no account should any withdrawal be made from the revenue account, stressing that a peep into the constitution would provide a better understanding.
The lawmaker also demanded an explanation on conflicting figures in the consumption of fuel in the country.
He added that NNPC was earlier quoted to have said that daily fuel consumption was 93 million litres, while PPPRA had also said that daily consumption of fuel was 80 million litres per day.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Executive Secretary of PPPRA, Mr Abdukadir Saidu, failed to appear before the committee to answer questions.
However, Mr Peter Etuk, PPPRA, General Manager Finance, PPPRA, while responding to the daily consumption of fuel, stated that consumption daily differs.
He stated that fuel consumption could go higher some days, while at some point, it would reduce. (NAN)
