Pres. Jonathan Receives Forensic Audit on NNPC | Says No Cause for Alarm
President Jonathan receiving the forensic audit report of finances in NNPC by PricewaterhouseCoopers |
President Goodluck Jonathan
on Monday in Abuja received the Forensic Audit report on the Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) from the international auditing
firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers.
He said that the report would help to
address the lapses in the oil industry and help the administration to
address the misconceptions in the industry.
“The figures being branded in the newspapers are ones that Nigerians will be interested in.
“Indeed, you mentioned the issue of the reforms in the sector.
“Everybody knows that the sector needs
to be reformed and I believe that by the time we go through the
petroleum industry bill and make it a law, most of these lapses would be
corrected and the misconceptions will be properly addressed by the
different administrative structures.
“I thank you for what you have done. It
will help us, it will help this country to set things right. We will
handle it decisively based on the information that we have.
“Based on the preliminary information, Nigerians need not be so scared about the kind of stories that we hear.’’
The president, however, directed the Auditor-General of the Federation, Samuel Ukura, to look into the report and release major findings to the government within the week.
He also told him to liaise with the firm to clear any grey areas in the report.
President Jonathan thanked the audit
firm for turning in the report on time and for clarifying the issues in
the petroleum ministry.
He observed that both chambers of the
National Assembly had delved into the matter in the past; and that with
the report, the issue of leakages in the petroleum industry would be
laid to rest.
The president said that the kind of
figures mentioned in the newspapers “looked so ridiculous”, noting that
they were figures that he could not imagine the country earned.\
“I am quite pleased that you have taken a
forensic audit. I will give it to the professionals, the
auditor-general of the federation, so that within the week we will get
the key findings,” the president said.
He described the report as “a precious
document’’ which could be used as future reference material to improve
operations in the oil industry and for academic purposes.
Uyi Akpata, the Senior
Partner of the consultants, while submitting the report, said the group
was privileged to be nominated for the auditing assignment.
He said the firm expected the government would find the report useful in the reforms in the petroleum sector.
The report was carried out by the PricewaterhouseCoopers, following reports of the controversy of leakages in the petroleum ministry.
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