Alleged N33bn pension remittances: Reps invite Emefiele, AGF

The House of Representatives ad hoc Committee investigating alleged irregularities in National Pensions Commission (PenCom) has invited the Governor of Central Bank, Godwin Emefiele, to appear before it on Tuesday, to clarify alleged remittance of N33 billion pension deductions to it by PenCom.

Also to appear alongside Emefiele before the Committee next week, is the Accountant-General of the Federarion, Ahmed Idris.

Chairman of the ad hoc Committee, Johnson Agbonayinma (APC, Edo), who announced this at a public hearing in Abuja yesterday said the invitation was necessary to clarify noticeable discrepancies in the pension deductions claimed to have remitted by Aisha Dahir-Umar, Acting Director-General of PenCom.

He added that submissions by the apex bank and the AGF, would guide the lawmakers in wrapping up the investigative hearing, the outcome of which would be in the interest of Nigerian pensioners and the public.

“This ad hoc Committee invites the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF) to appear before it next week Tuesday to clarify issues surrounding the money claimed to have been remitted by PenCom,” Agbonayinma said.

Meanwhile, the Nigerian Union of Contributory Pensioners (NUCP), has said “the new pension scheme, has compounded, rather than alleviating problems faced by retirees under the Contributory Pension Scheme.”