Nigerian Labour movement during an anti-corruption rally in AbujaLabour unions on Thursday in Abuja called on the Federal Government to investigate allegation of fraud in the Treasury Single Account (TSA).
The Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC), and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), made the call at a one-day public lecture with the theme: Cost of Good Governance with Special Focus on the National Assembly.
It will be recalled that the Senate had ordered its committees on finance, banking and financial institutions and public accounts to investigate operations of TSA over alleged irregularities.
It will be recalled that Sen. Dino Melaye APC-Kogi West), on Wednesday, alleged financial mismanagement in the TSA fund to the tune of N25 billion.
“The TSA is a good idea which all of us are trying to support, we thought the CBN was in charge only to be told that the collection of the money was contracted out.
“I am not sure whether that fact is correct but if it is, I do not think we are practicing what we are preaching.
“Because we are told that “remita”, the agent contracted to collect money to the Treasury Single Account, has benefited to the tune of N25 billion.
“There is no justification for government to actually use an agent for collecting our revenue.
“Any Federal Government agency that has failed to comply with the policy of remitting funds and taxes into single account should be prosecuted. We do not need an agent to do that for us.
Wabba said such money given to a contractor would have been used to fix some of the challenges facing the country. “This is unacceptable.”
He urged the government to quickly dispel the rumour surrounding the issue as a matter of national importance.
He also called on workers to play effective role in the monitoring of political office holders so to hold them …Read More
Source:: PM Newspaper
