Emefiele, Adeosun are expected to explain the situation surrounding the approval and withdrawal of the $462 million for helicopter purchase.
Emefiele, Adeosun are anticipated to explain the problem surrounding the approval and withdrawal of the $462 million for helicopter purchase.
Emefiele, Adeosun are expected to give an explanation for the difficulty surrounding the approval and withdrawal of the $462 million for helicopter purchase.
The Nigerian Senate has summoned the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, and Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun for withdrawing the sum of $462 million for the purchase of a helicopter.
The minister of defence, Mansur Dan Ali was also invited with the aid of the Senate.
The decision of the Senate was sequel to a factor of order by Senator Sam Anyanwu at plenary on Tuesday, April 17, 2018.
Speaking on the floor of the Senate, Anyanwu noted that the discharge of the dollars with out the approval of the Senate contradicts section eighty (2,three) of the 1999 constitution.
His phrases: i have it in just right authority that March, 2018, a whooping sum of $462 million used to be withdrawn from the federation account and paid for helicopters to an American company referred to as Helicopter Tecno Fights Helicopters and this used to be carried out without the approval of the Senate. And i know there used to be no such request from the senate.
As a sitting Senator of this position, I want to find out how this factor was carried out and that i recommend that we invite the CBN governor, the Minister of finance and defence to inform us how this money used to be withdrawn and paid to an American c with out the approval of the Senate," he introduced.
The topic was once adopted after it was put to a voice vote by way of the deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu.
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