The house committee on Public Accounts has said that the former Peoples Democratic Party Board of Trustees Chairman, Chief Tony Anenih must account for the N20bn road contracts awarded during his term as the Minister of Works.
Inconsistency was noticed by the committee reviewing the 2006 report of the Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation; it disclosed that the contracts awarded during the term of Anenih were left unaccounted
This was disclosed by the Chairman of the committee, Mr. Solomon Olamilekan, who spoke to reporters in Abuja yesterday. He said his committee cannot complete its investigation without summoning Anenih.
The lawmaker said, “We will formally invite Anenih to come and explain to us how over N20bn remained largely unaccounted for during his tenure as the Minister of Works.
“We want him to come so that we can co include our findings. If he does not come, it will make our findings inconclusive.”
Late last year, Anenih was summoned by the committee to explain the N2.3bn contract abandoned by the contractor after collecting N1.3bn. the committee queried Anenih’s role in the issue, which the FG later paid the N1.3bn as damages to the contractor.
Anenih however, failed to appear before the committee; instead, he sent a letter to the Speaker of the House explaining his position, claiming he was innocent in the contract matter.