The Federal Fire Service has been given one week to refund one point four billion naira to the Federation Account.
The House of Representatives gave the directive for the failure of the Service to appear before the House Committee to clarify how the COVID-19 intervention funds allocated to the service was utilized after several invitations by the Green Chamber.
Mr. Bamidele Salami, Chairman, of the House Committee on Public Account, gave the order during its resumed hearing probing COVID-19 intervention funds.
According to Salami, the Accounting Officer of the Service should refund the said money, following its refusal to honour the Committee’s invitation for the 4th time, thereby taking the constitutional committee for granted which will not be accepted by the legislative Arm.
“The refusal to honor house invitation by Service was outright disregard for constituted authority that empowers the committee to carry out its legislative duties,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Nigeria Center for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, the Accountant General Office, and the Ministry of Agriculture have been invited to appear before the committee to explain the COVID-19 funds they received.
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