House of Reps Demands HyPREP Head Over N400bn Audit
The House of Representatives has issued a 7-day ultimatum to the programme coordinator of the HydroCarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HyPREP) to appear before the Public Accounts Committee regarding a N400 billion audit query from the Office of the Auditor General of the Federation for the years 2021 and 2024. This decision was made during a public hearing on Tuesday, led by the committee chairman, Bamidele Salam.
He emphasized that this ultimatum is a final warning, as HyPREP had previously failed to respond to four invitations. Salam stated that if the coordinator does not appear by Monday, 12th October 2026, the House will be compelled to use its powers to ensure compliance.
Additionally, the committee has invited the chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Ogoni Remediation Trust Fund to provide further insights. The audit reports presented indicated that HyPREP had not submitted its audited accounts to the Office of the Auditor General from 2017 to 2021.
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