Senate Orders Arrest of Mele Kyari Over ₦210 Trillion Audit Gaps at NNPCL
The Senate Committee on Public Accounts has ruled that Mele Kyari, former Group CEO of NNPCL, be arrested for repeatedly failing to honour invitations in an ongoing probe of the company’s 2017–2023 finances. Lawmakers highlighted unresolved entries and discrepancies valued at over ₦210 trillion in audit reports forwarded by the Auditor-General for the Federation. A motion by Senator Victor Umeh, seconded by Senator Onyekachi Nwebonyi, compelled the committee to invoke its constitutional powers. Despite claims that Kyari was hospitalised in Germany, senators insisted on enforcing the summons “dead or alive.” The current GCEO was excused, but the panel vowed to issue a warrant immediately. Meanwhile, former NNPCL CFO Umar Ajiya rejected allegations of missing funds, attributing the figures to accounting treatments within the company. The committee has paused further action pending responses from other former officials.
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