Reps Query HyPREP Over Alleged N400bn Mismanagement

The House of Representatives has issued a 7-day ultimatum to the Programme Coordinator of the HydroCarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HyPREP) to explain allegations of mismanagement of over N400billion in the 2021 and 2024 Audit reports from the Office of the Auditor General of the Federation.

The Public Accounts Committee of the House issued the ultimatum following the adoption of a resolution at a Public hearing.

Chairman of the Committee, Bamidele Salam noted that the ultimatum serves as the final warning after HyPREP failed to appear before the committee despite four different invitations.

He added that failure to appear before the Committee by Monday 12th October, 2026, the House will be compelled to invoke its power and compel appearance by the Accounting officer of the agency.

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The Committee also extended the same invitation to the Chairman, Board of Trustees of the Ogoni Remediation Trust Fund.

The Audited Reports presented before the Committee accused HyPREP of failing to submit its audited account to the Office of the Auditor General from 2017 to 2021.

Other queries include alleged irregular award of Contracts and non-deduction of Statutory Taxes of $2.1million; Payment of N986million Consultancy Without Execution; Irregular Payment of N315million for Training; Payment of N7.2billion for poorly executed contracts; payment of N268m without prepayment audit; Non-deduction of N32million statutory taxes and Engagement of External Solicitors with N31.8million without Attorney General’s Approval.