December 22, 2024
Ogun Assembly Summons Ex-Commissioner Over Alleged Financial Infractions
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Ogun Assembly Summons Ex-Commissioner Over Alleged Financial Infractions

The Ogun State House of Assembly Committee on Public Accounts and Anti-Corruption has summoned the immediate past Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Waheed Odusile, a former Permanent Secretary, Mr. Abiodun Awere, and the Director of Finance and Accounts, Mr. Andrew Odukoya, who served in the ministry between 2021 and 2022 over alleged financial infractions detected during the audit exercise.

The alleged infractions are connected with N92.9m released to the ministry from the governor’s contingency fund to supplement funds released for the expenditures of the ministry.

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Mr. Odusile was directed to appear with the other officials before the committee on Thursday, February 29th at 1 pm, to provide further information on the finance of the ministry.

The committee also directed the Director, Finance, and Accounts to avail it with the ministry’s up-to-date fixed asset register, while requesting for the submission of the cash inflows and outflows

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