The Presidency yesterday announced the setting up of a Special Presidential Panel to audit financial dealings of the suspended schemes administered by the National Social Investment Programmes Agency (NSIPA).
The constitution of the panel, according to President Bola Tinubu‘s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, was in a bid to achieve a thorough house cleaning in NSIPA.
Tinubu had on Friday directed the suspension of the four programmes for an initial four weeks, following various allegations of sleaze against officials in the agency.
Ngelale said yesterday that the panel, consisting of six members, all ministers of strategic sectors, will be chaired by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun. The panel, among other tasks, will undertake a comprehensive review and audit of existing financial frameworks and policy guidelines of the four social investment programmes under NSIPA. Nation
