The leadership of the Federal House of Representatives on Wednesday commenced investigation into the N165 billion alleged misappropriated prison funds by the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola and the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Correctional Services, Haliru Nababa.
The Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, made this known presiding over the plenary on Wednesday, where members resolved that both of them should be probed.
ROYAL NEWS reports that this decision camr barely than 24 hours after Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola blasted presidential aspirant, Bola Tinubu, over political rift in Osun State.
They are being accused of misappropriating about N165 billion funds earmarked for prisons development across the country.
The House resolution came as a result of a motion of urgent public importance moved by Minority Leader of the House, Ndudi Elumelu.
“The House is disturbed that despite this Act and increase in budgetary allocations to the Nigerian Correctional Service to drive its renewed mandate, the tempo, and quality of the service have remained the same if not retrogressing.
“The House is worried that the working conditions of staff and inmates’ welfare have deteriorated notwithstanding the over N165 billion budget allocations to the service in the last two years,” Elumelu said.
