Sanusi had alleged that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
(NNPC) had failed to pay $20 billion into the Federation Account.
President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari has said that his
administration would probe the allegation of missing oil funds made by former
Central Bank Governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi.
Sanusi had alleged that the Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation (NNPC) had failed to pay $20 billion into the Federation Account.
An audit ordered by President Goodluck Jonathan and carried
out by PriceWaterHouseCooper however found that the NNPC was only liable to
refund $1.48billion.
Speaking on Sunday, April 26, 2015, however, Buhari said
that he would conduct a fresh investigation into the claim.
“On the issue of corruption, I heard that some people have
started returning money. I will not believe it until I see for myself,” Buhari
said while receiving a delegation of All Progressives Congress (APC) members
from Adamawa State at his campaign office in Abuja.
“You all remember what the Emir of Kano talked about when he
was the governor of the CBN. He said $20bn not N20bn was unaccounted for; they
said it was a lie. Instead of investigating it, they sacked him. And God in his
infinite mercy made him the Emir of Kano. In any case, that is what he wanted.
And since this was documented, our administration will take a look at it,”
Buhari added.
Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke
recently claimed that the NNPC had begun refunding the $1.48 billion
recommended by the audit.
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