The member representing the Michika/Madagali federal constituency in the House of Representatives (HoR) of the National Assembly, Hon Zakaria Dauda Nyampa has raised an alarm over the missing out billion of naira allocated for the combat of the COVID-19 global pandemic.
The Federal Lawmaker during a plenary of the HoR members raised a motion to investigate the COVID-19 intervention funds from December 2020 to 2022 to federal, states and all agencies and parastatals.
Dauda said there was a lack of proper accountability for spending the COVID-19 fund by the federal government and global donor agencies.
He recalled that COVID-19 was a world major problem that affected negatively the economy of many countries, crippled businesses, and shut down the socioeconomic livelihood of individuals, families, and corporate organizations.
He called on the Honorable speaker Tahudeen Abbas to mandate the Public account committee to investigate the funds allocated because it will lead to a low economic rating for Nigerians.
“The COVID-19 disbursement funds to agencies, ministries, federal government parastatals, and state governments must be properly investigated,” Dauda said
He said the mandated committee should report back within four weeks for legislative considerations.
