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Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), Sunday said both the Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and the Senate lacked the powers to investigate the allegations of the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) failed to remit huge funds to the Federation Account.

Falana, who referred to the National Assembly probe as “diversionary,” said only the Auditor-General of the Federation (AGF) was empowered to audit the Federation Account and submit the report of his findings to the National Assembly pursuant to section 85 of the Constitution.

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Source: Thisday Newspaper

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