The Senate Ad-hoc Committee on the Subsidy Re-investment and Empowerment Programme on Wednesday queried the Ministry of the Federal Capital Territory for allegedly spending N500m to rehabilitate some buildings at the National Youth Service Corps camp in Abuja.

The committee also faulted the approval of N140m by the FCT minister, Senator Bala Mohammed, for the repairs of new buses donated to the SURE – P beneficiaries in Abuja in April 2012.

The committee also raised eyebrow over the payment of N1bn to the Abuja Investment Company when the agency was supposed to be an income-generating establishment.

Chairman, Senate ad-hoc Committee on SURE – P, Senator Abdul Ningi, therefore asked the FCT management to forward details of allocation, receipts and payment made with the SURE-P funds which acrued to it since 2012.

Members of the senate committee wondered why a whopping N500m should be spent to rehabilitate the NYSC camp in Abuja when the agency was being well funded by the Federal Government.

The Minister was specifically asked to justify the approval of N140m to refurbish new buses bought in 2012 by the Federal Government less than one year after the new buses were purchased.

The minister promised to forward statement of accounts and backlog of current account balance.

On the N1bn paid to Abuja Investment Company, he said the firm was registered under the Company and Allied Matter Act, hence the ministry went through the company to procure vehicles under the mass transit scheme.
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