Members of the Senate Public Accounts Committee expressed shock when report of the Auditor General for the Federation revealed that officials of the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources spent N116m to buy biros, letterhead and toners in one year. The breakdown of the expenditure showed that the ministry spent N14.5m to purchase Schneider biros, N46m to print the ministry’s letterhead and N56m to procure toner for its photocopy machines
The office of the Auditor General of the Federation issued a query to the Ministry of Petroleum Resources on the money spent. In response, the ministry explained that the actions of the ministry was in response to the needs of its various departments. According to the Ministry the award of contract followed normal rules and procedures and the sum of N46.6m used for printing of letterhead followed due process.
However, the Senate Committee was dissatisfied with the defence by the Ministry and asked the committee secretariat to document the money spent and ask for the refund from the officers involved in the ministry.
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