*Senator Ibrahim Dankwambo, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Public Accounts, says the invitations to the NNPC Limited, Central Bank of Nigeria, Niger Delta Development Commission, Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, and others to appear before the lawmakers are part of the Committee’s oversight responsibilities and efforts at streamlining its constitutional workload
Isola Moses | ConsumerConnect
Sequel to their alleged failure to honour invitations to respond to the Federal lawmakers’ audit queries, the Senate Committee on Public Accounts, the National Assembly (NASS), Abuja, FCT, has issued a 72-hour ultimatum to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), and other agencies to appear before it.
ConsumerConnect reports the Senators gave the directive during the Committee’s meeting Monday, August 2, 2026, after officials of the invited agencies did not to appear to provide formal explanation for their absence.
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Senator Ibrahim Dankwambo, Chairman of the Committee, said the invitations were part of the committee’s oversight responsibilities and efforts to streamline its workload.
Dankwambo said: “We wanted to reduce the volume of work to enhance our oversight. The letters and invitations were issued, but our guests have not arrived.”
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Expressing displeasure over the agencies’ absence, committee member Senator Babangida Hussaini described the action as disrespectful to the National Assembly.
The Chairman of the Committee also stated: “The committee has powers, and it is most disrespectful to the National Assembly for any agency to fail to appear to respond to audit queries.
“This committee needs to take drastic action. The Senate is being taken for granted, and that must stop forthwith.”
Also speaking, Senator Patrick Ndubueze called for sanctions against the defaulting agencies, arguing that they should not be given another opportunity after failing to honour the invitations without any explanation.
“The proper consequences should be laid down and carried out. They don’t deserve a second chance.
“If they can’t attend to this important arm of government after invitations were sent and no explanations were given, they don’t deserve another chance,” he stated.
Following deliberations, the committee resolved to give the affected agencies a final 72-hour ultimatum to appear before it on August 6, warning that failure to comply could attract further legislative action.