Senate panel clears Nigeria Customs Service of ₦62 billion query
The Senate panel cleared the Nigeria Customs Service of a ₦62 billion non‑remittance query and the Senate Public Accounts Committee vacated a related N62.2 billion under‑remittance query, while planning further reconciliation of remaining audit queries.
The Senate panel cleared the Nigeria Customs Service of a ₦62 billion non‑remittance query, Premium Times reported.
The Senate Public Accounts Committee also vacated a N62.2 billion under‑remittance query from the 2019 audit report of the Office of the Auditor‑General of the Federation, Daily Post reported. The committee said most of the transactions in question occurred before the current Comptroller‑General of Customs, Bashir Adeniyi, assumed office, Premium Times added.
The session focused on the first 77 queries on alleged financial infractions against Customs, Daily Post reported. In 2017, Customs’ total revenue collection was N691.242 billion, but only N629.23 billion was remitted, leaving a balance of N62.2 billion allegedly unremitted into the Federation Account, Daily Post noted.
Adeniyi said the N62.2 billion classified as “unremitted” was wrongly arrived at due to misclassification of levies collected, Daily Post reported. The committee resolved to set up a small committee to reconcile the remaining 76 queries raised against the Customs Service in the 2019 and 2020 audit reports, Daily Post reported.
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