The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee has raised concerns over the alleged abandonment of a ₦365 million National Library of Nigeria project in Jalingo, Taraba State.
The committee’s action followed a petition submitted by the civic organisation, BudgIT Foundation, alleging that the project had been abandoned despite substantial payments made to the contractor.
Chief Executive Officer of the National Library of Nigeria, Chinwe Veronica, appeared before the committee, which is chaired by Bamidele Salam, to respond to the allegations.
According to the petitioners, the agency paid about ₦292 million to the contractor for the construction of a prototype national library building in Jalingo, but the project was allegedly left uncompleted. The committee is expected to further review the matter as part of its oversight on public expenditure.
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