₦26 Billion Audit Discrepancies: House Of Reps Orders PAP Chief To Appear

The House of Representatives has issued a 72-hour ultimatum to the Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Dr. Dennis Otuaro, to appear before its Public Accounts Committee, PAC on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, to respond to audit queries involving over ₦26 billion naira.

Failure to comply, the Committee warned, that it will compel the House to issue a warrant for his arrest to enforce his appearance.

The ultimatum followed Dr. Otuaro’s failure to honour six consecutive invitations issued by the Committee.

According to the Auditor-General’s report under review, the Presidential Amnesty Programme is alleged to have committed several financial infractions. These include: Violation of the Federal Government’s e-payment policy on expenditures totalling ₦17.6 billion naira; Payment of ₦3.6 billion naira without internal audit checks; Disbursement of ₦1.5 billion naira for tuition fees without supporting documents; Circumvention of procurement processes; Issuance of cash advances exceeding approved thresholds amounting to ₦1.2 billion, among other discrepancies.

During the public hearing, the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, Bamidele Salam, stated that Dr. Otuaro must appear before the Committee on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, alongside other principal officers of the Programme, to defend the audit queries.

Oduyemi Odumade, Edited By Grace Namiji