Ex-NNPC boss, Mele Kyari finally appears before Senate over N210tn audit queries

Former Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, Mele Kyari, finally appeared before the Senate Committee on Public Accounts on Tuesday to answer questions over alleged financial irregularities involving the company. Kyari arrived at Hearing Room 4 of the National Assembly accompanied by a team of oil company officials, months after lawmakers threatened to use their constitutional powers to compel him to appear. The Senate is investigating alleged financial discrepancies and outstanding audit queries in NNPCL’s accounts between 2017 and 2023, involving more than N210 trillion. The investigation began after the Office of the Auditor-General fo...