Withdrawal of ₦151.3 billion from the Federation Account by the Budget Office

The Senate Committee on Public Accounts, chaired by Senator Matthew Urhoghide, commenced an investigation into an alleged secret withdrawal of ₦151.3 billion from the Federation Account by the Budget Office of the Federation in 2015. Triggered by a query from the Auditor-General's 2016 report, the probe questioned the extra-budgetary spending incurred without National Assembly approval, in contravention of Section 80(2) of the 1999 Constitution, although the Budget Office denied receiving or spending the funds.