NiDO-WW Calls for NiDCOM Accountability on Audit Findings

The leaders of NiDO-WW, including Mr Chibuzo Ubochi (Chairman, NiDO-Europe), Dr Fatoye Olufemi (Chairman, NiDO-Africa), Dr Chris Fayomi (Coordinator, NiDO-Oceania), Dr Victor Ubani (Chairman, NiDO-Americas), and Dr Franca Akinola (Chairman, NiDO-Asia), issued a statement in Abuja demanding that NiDCOM respond to the Auditor-General for the Federation’s 2024 report. This report revealed 13 unresolved audit observations totaling over ₦1.3 billion in questioned transactions from the 2023 financial year.

NiDCOM, through its Director of Media, Public Relations, and Protocols, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, dismissed the allegations as a politically motivated “campaign of calumny and blackmail.” NiDO-WW emphasized the importance of accountability and cited specific audit concerns, including payments for diaspora events without contract evidence, contractor overpayments, and misapplication of funds. They called for prompt submission of outstanding audited financial statements and adherence to public finance and audit requirements, insisting that the audit observations be addressed.