Reps Direct AGF to send details of the N2.4TRN – THAGE contractors

The House of Representatives directed the general accounting of the Federation, Shamseldeen Ogunjimi, to provide a detailed breakdown of payments made to the N2.4 trilioni contractors recently issued by the Federal Government for the execution of the project at national level.

The directive followed confirmation from the general accounting office that the sum had already been approved for the disbursement.

Vice -president Benjamin Kalu revealed him after a meeting with the association of indigenous contractors of Nigeria in Abuja.

The session came in the wake of previous protests for delayed payments, which involved a partial agreement of 25 % in September.

The Chamber also warned the contractors to guarantee the authenticity of the projects carried out, underlining that payments for incomplete or fictitious works would not be tolerated.

In the meantime, the rapporteur Abbas Tajudeen underlined the need to curb corruption and the losses of revenue, warning that Nigeria loses billions of Naira every year for fraud and contracts of contracts.

Speaking at the eighth annual conference of the African network of parliamentary budget offices (AN-PBO) in Abuja, Abbas said that the National Assembly is pushing the reforms through narrower supply laws, an updated tax liability law and the establishment of the budget of the National Assembly and the Research Office (Nabide), a non-PARTISAN organ that will have a legislative analysis.

The speaker outlined the tax challenges of Africa, including the growing debt, the widespread poverty and illegal financial flows that drain billions of dollars every year.

He reaffirmed the support for the policy of President Bola Tinubu of strategic and responsible loans, underlining that loans must be linked to infrastructure, growth and reduction of poverty in a transparent and sustainable way.

Abbas also urged African parliaments to adopt artificial intelligence and digital tools to modernize supervision, detect irregularities and expand citizens’ access to budget data.

The president of the Government Council An-Pbo, Prof. Dumisani Jantjies, said that the network was established to strengthen supervision through non-partisan tax analysis.

He observed that Nabro della Nigeria was already demonstrating its value, but he warned that inflation and poverty remain urgent challenges.

The employee of the National Assembly, Kamoru Ogunlana, described the Abuja conference as a reaffirmation of Africa’s commitment for transparency and budget based on evidence.

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