The House of Representatives, has summoned the acting Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Folashodun Shonubi and Accountant General of the Federation, AGF Mrs Oluwatoyin Madein over allegations bothering on non-remittance of billions of naira accruing from the National Housing Fund, NHF, since 2011.
Chairman, Ad-hoc Committee investigating non-remittance of NHF contributed by Nigerian workers, Mr. Dachung Bagos issued the notice in Abuja at the resumed investigative hearing initiated by the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigating non-remittance of deductions from workers salaries.
In his remarks, Mr. Bagos who frowned at the development stressed the need for the custodian of the funds to explain the delay in remitting deductions from workers’ salaries to the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria, FMBN,
Speaking during his presentation, Director in Charge of the Integrated Personnel Payroll and Information System, IPPIS, Mr. Emma James Deko revealed that the Agency is not responsible for the payment of salaries of workers, but only the process for the payment.
According to him, while IPPIS prepares the salaries for only federal workers, the Federal Government appointed four gateways that are responsible for the payment of the salaries to workers.
He gave the names of the gateways which he said are not situated within the IPPIS as Nigeria Interbank Payment System (NIPS), E-Transact, Remita and Government Integrated Financial Management System, GIFMIS.
To this end the house also summoned the four payment gateways engaged by government for payment of salaries in Nigeria as Interbank Payment System (NIPS), E-Transact, Remita and GIFMIS to appear before it to explain why the deducted National Housing Fund was not remitted.
Oduyemi Odumade, Edited By Grace Namiji
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