House of Representatives Summons CBN Governor And Accountant-General of the Federation, over alleged discrepancies in the remittance of N33 billion pension deductions by National Pension Commission (PenCom).

House of Representatives Summons CBN Governor And Accountant-General of the Federation, over alleged discrepancies in the remittance of N33 billion pension deductions by National Pension Commission (PenCom).

House of Representatives yesterday 04 April 2019, asked the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, to appear before it over alleged discrepancies in the remittance of N33 billion pension deductions by National Pension Commission (PenCom).

The House also invited the Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Ahmed Idris, to appear alongside Emefiele before its Ad hoc Committee to Investigate the Activities of (PenCom) and its Administrators on Tuesday, April 9.

Johnson Agbonayinma (APC-Edo), the Chairman of the committee, gave the directive at a public hearing in Abuja.

He said the invitation was necessary to clarify noticeable discrepancies in the pension deductions claimed to have been remitted by Aisha Dahir-Umar, Acting Director-General of PenCom.

He added that submissions by the apex bank governor and the AGF would guide the committee in wrapping up the investigative hearing.

According to him, the outcome of the investigation is in the interest of Nigerian pensioners and the public.

He said, ”This ad hoc committee invites the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF) to appear before it on Tuesday, April 9, to clarify issues surrounding the money claimed to have been remitted by PenCom”.