The
Presidency said on Wednesday that "reputable international firms"
would carry out the audit, but the companies' names were not disclosed.
The decision
has followed the calls by the Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and a Senate
committee investigating the graft allegations to conduct a forensic audit of
NNPC after the Central Bank ex-governor Sanusi Lamido Sanusi presented
evidence that he said showed the company failed to remit $20bn of oil
revenue to federal government coffers.
NNPC has
repeatedly denied Sanusi's allegations, but has not responded until now to
calls for an independent audit.
Sanusi, who was
suspended by Jonathan on February 20 over allegations of misconduct, has
rejected the claims against him, insisting he was removed for highlighting
alleged widespread corruption in the oil and gas sector.
Former
governor has asked a Federal High Court in Abuja to restrain the
president, the Attorney General and the Inspector General of police from giving
effect to his purported suspension from office.
source news.naij
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