Finance Minister, Mrs Kemi Adeosun and her predecessor, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, have been summoned to appear before the House of Representatives over alleged abuse and breach of the Procurement Act, 2007.
The house’s Committee on Public Procurement, which invited the ministers, directed that they should appear before it on Tuesday.
Others expected to appear before the committee are former Head of Service (HoS), Mr Steve Otunla and former Accountant-General to the Federation (AoGF), Mr Jonah Otunla.
The Committee had on Thursday summoned Adeosun and some others over alleged payment of N17 billion to five firms believed to be ghost companies as consultancy fees.
The committee in an investigative hearing on Monday in Abuja said that summoning the top officials was to ensure a proper investigation.
Chairman of the Committee, Rep. Oluwole Oke (Osun-PDP), who…
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