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Non-remittance of ₦1.343 trillion by the PPPRA

Status
No final report
Assembly
House of Representatives
Opened
18 December 2019
Assembly term
9th National Assembly (2019–2023)
Committee
Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream)
Sum at issue
₦1.343 trillion
Subject
Spending and misuse of funds
Without a report for
2,520 days

On a motion by Julius Ihonvbere and Nicholas Ossai, the House of Representatives mandated its Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream) to investigate claims that the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) withheld ₦1.343 trillion in internally generated revenue due to the Consolidated Revenue Fund, in breach of the Constitution and the Treasury Single Account policy, and to report within ten weeks. The Director General of the Budget Office, Ben Akabueze, had named the agency the worst defaulter on operating surpluses. The PPPRA denied owing the sum.

What the record shows

  • 18 December 2019
    Probe opened.
  • As of 11 November 2026
    No final report of this probe has been found on the public record.

Opened more than 120 days ago, and no final report of the committee has been found on the public record. Interim reports and hearings are shown where known. Know of a report, hearing or outcome missing here? Send a correction.