Senate summons Zainab Ahmed, accountant-general over N7.5bn 'secret' withdrawal

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Ahmed Idris, accountant-general of the federation, was also summoned over the withdrawal from the NADDC levy account domiciled with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
The Mathew Urhoghide-led panel issued the summons on Wednesday following a query raised in the auditor-general of the federation’s (AuGF) report.
The AuGF said the funds were withdrawn on various occasions from 2000 to 2006 for government transactions carried out by the presidency.
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Jelani Aliyu, NADDC director-general, told the lawmakers that the money was withdrawn without the knowledge of the agency.
He also said previous efforts by the agency to get the money refunded have failed.

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