Leke Baiyewu, AbujaThe Senate has invited the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun; Minister of Defence, Brig.-Gen. Mansur Dan-Ali (retd. ); and Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr. Godwin Emefiele, over alleged illegal withdrawal of $462m from the Consolidated Revenue Account. The money was said to have been withdrawn and paid to an American firm for the purchase of helicopters. “I know that there was no time when there was any request (for approval) from this Senate before any withdrawal from the Consolidated Federation Account. “The Appropriations Committee should invite the three: the Minister of Finance, the CBN governor and the Minister of Defence to shed light on the release,” he said.

Source: Punch April 17, 2018 11:37 UTC