…N63.2 bn, N32.2 bn and N124.4bn spent in 2018, 2019, 2020
…as lawmakers vow to audit programme for accountability
By Levinus Nwabughiogu
ABUJA-Home of Representatives has expressed outrage over the expenditure of N186 billion on the Federal Authorities’s College feeding programme by the Nationwide Conditional Money Switch Workplace (NICTO).
The Home frowned on the quantity when the officers coordinating the programme appeared earlier than its Committee on Public Accounts on Monday.
The Chairman of the Committee, Hon Busayo Oluwole Oke and different members of the Committee whereas grilling the Nationwide Coordinator of the College Feeding Programme Dr. Mrs. Sinkaye Temitope and Nationwide Security Internet Coordinating Officer, Mr. Iowa Apera on the disbursement of the N64bn out of N186 billion stated to have been up to now spent on feeding the college pupils alone
Registered their displeasure over the event, saying it was unacceptable.
To this finish, the Committee which can also be investigating the administration and utilisation of the Presidential Process Drive PTF on COVID-19 demanded an entire challenge audit of the programme instantly
In keeping with a doc submitted to the committee, the NICTO workplace acquired a credit score of $400 million from the World Financial institution, $321 million from Abacha Restitution and one other $400 million stated to be balanced from the federal government fairness fund.
However the Nationwide Coordinator informed the lawmakers that the feeding programme had been on-going since 2016 when the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs initiated it and had up to now gulped N186 billion in totality.
She additional informed the committee that the finances breakdown confirmed that N63.2 billion, N32.2 billion, and N124.four billion have been spent by the workplace in 2018, 2019, and 2020 respectively.
However two members of the committee, Hon. Chudi Momah (Anambra, APGA) and Hon. Miriam Onuoha (Imo, APC) rejected the report, insisting that many faculties and communities have been but to profit from the college feeding programme.
Momah refuted claims that 200,000 pupils from completely different households had benefited from the programme in Ihiala native council space of Anambra State
Consequently, the Chairman, Oke who had earlier administered an oath to the Nationwide Coordinator stated that the Committee would take a look at the paperwork submitted, noting the opportunity of the funds not have handed by way of an appropriation by the parliament.
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