The House of Representatives special ad hoc committee investigating the petroleum subsidy regime has summoned the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, to make available before it all documents relating to subsidy claims from 2013 till date.
Okon had, in his presentation, told the lawmakers that he had to appear because the ministry did not want to pass information that was not properly processed before the parliament. He said: “The ministry holds the House in very high esteem. However, I was not sent here to make any presentation or submission but to ask for an extension of time to enable us to put all documents needed to make our presentation and submission. I sincerely apologise on behalf of the ministry for not sending a letter of authorisation for me to represent the ministry.”
He also said that the breakdown of benefitting companies that received subsidy payments from the consolidate revenue account must be submitted.