From;: Bashir Aliyu Mayere, Abuja
The senate committee on Public account has reiterated commitment to ensure factual engagement with the former NNPCL GMD and chief executive officer Mele Kyari on rhe alleged missing of two hundred and ten trillion naira from the company for the year 2021 – 2022 and 2023
The chairman of the committee senator Ibrahim Hassan Dankwanbo gave this assurance in continuation of the committee’s investigative hearing on the said amount in the NNPC L when the former GMD appear for the first time since the beginning of the investigation
The chairman said members may recall that the committee has been conducting a legislative inquiry into the audited financial statement and financial operations of NNPC for the financial year 2021-2022-2023,
with a view to examining the company’s financial records,
transaction, operational activities,
and compliance with relevant financial and statutory requirements.
He said the idea is for the former GMD Meley Kyari to provide explanations and clarifications on issues arising from the examination of the company’s
audited financial statement
He sàid at the last sitting of the committee held on Wednesday, the 10th of June, 2026, the former GMD, through a letter to the committee, indicated that he was indisposed and unable to attend the scheduled meeting, requested that the engagement be rescheduled to this tuesday the 10th of November 2026
Senator Dankwanbo explained that at today’s meeting, the former GMD attended and presented his report to the committee on the issues and promised to comply with the committee’s request hence forth for more clarification.
He said the committee will study the GMD’s report, and if need be, they may invite him again for more explanation in order to balance the NNPCL’s account on the said 210 trillion naira in question
However, presenting his report before the committee, the former GMD Meley Kyari tendered his apologies for not being able to attend the previous meetings due to health challenges and promised now to fully co-orperate
As such, kyari presented his report on the issue and promised that any time the committee deemed it appropriate to invite for more clarification, he would do so without any hesitation
Before laying the report, Kyari adopted the submissions made by the former chief financial officer in respect of the financial reports that are submitted specifically on the issue of 210 trillion Naira
that is construed in the reports to have been lost.
Kyari further confirmed that nothing is lost, assuring that it is not possible under his care and under his leadership for that to happen.
In an interview with newsmen, Kyari assured to answer the committee’s invitations at any time for more clarification on the issues
