The House of Representatives Committee on Finance has threatened to order the Accountant General of the Federation to block the accounts of government agencies that have refused to disclose their revenue or failed to remit accurate revenue due to the government.
The Deputy Chairman of the Committee, Sa’idu Musa Abdullahi (Rep., Niger), issued the warning at the resumed quarterly meeting with revenue generation agencies on Monday.
He berated some of the agencies over their refusal to appear before the committee despite invitations extended to them. Abdullahi lamented that, out of eight agencies that were invited to appear before the committee on Monday, only two – the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria and National Health Insurance Authority – came.
According to him, while two others applied to be given another date, the Lagos International Trade Fair Complex, National Broadcasting Commission, National Examination Council and National Inland Waterways Authority failed to either honour the invitation or communicate to the committee. “We expect them to cause appearance by tomorrow, Tuesday. If they fail to appear before this committee, we may be forced to take appropriate actions. We may write to the Office of the Accountant General to block their accounts.”
