How Nigerian Senate Paid N1.7billion For Cars Without Receipts, Deducted Over N200million Taxes Without Remitting | Sahara Reporters

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The body also noted that N1.7billion was paid by the Senate for the supply of vehicles and other office equipment but there are no supporting documents for the payments.

Civil society organisation, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project , has decried the misappropriation of funds by lawmakers of the upper chamber of Nigeria's National Assembly as revealed by the Auditor-General of the Federation's report.

Nigeria’s Senate reportedly deducted N176,267,255.31 as PAYE from staff salaries but “there was no evidence to show that the above amount was remitted to the relevant tax authorities.” N39,776,437.54 was also deducted as VAT but no evidence that the money was remitted.“Nigeria’s Senate reportedly paid N1,718,130,630.24 between February and December 2019 for the supply of vehicles and other office equipment. N657,757,969.

On Thursday, SERAP in a series of tweets explained how the members of the House of Representatives obtained N2.5billion as running costs in 2019 but refused to pay back the money.

 

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twittiary1 Wow 😳 corruption

They will pay for it someday

Zoo senate

Imagine we the masses remove our body ?

Senior yahoo men, cashing out

'Pay your tax. It's your civic responsibility.' Now, I'm guessing that their own responsibility is to loot this money.

If is not for one nigeria MalamiTanko and buhari would be selling sugarcane in kano. They are fooling you guys with doctors degree they are getting it in SaudiArabia six months course. How can a guy with no elementary school certificate herdsmen a president. Sharia man Tanko cjn

They claims to be educated and intelligent. It's possible to have knowledge and understanding but lack wisdom they lack wisdom. Fulanis are in charge of their resources and destiny all in the name of one nigeria.

Why nigeria politicians would not have two three private jets. When the wealth of the six nations in artificial country NIGERIA are in the hands of the politicians they are thousands in their numbers why the millions of people are suffering and smiling

This is why they are doing rubber stamp National Assembly for Buhari... They are benefitting from the corruption and incompetence under Buhari!

Killimangaro

Democracy is not for all!The west cannot impose a certain government on any nation.What works for A might not work for B.Military govt is what suits Nigeria.Past Military govt were nt dis lawless and corrupt.Dnt get e wrong they are not saints. Dis civilians in power r criminals

Animals are in power in Nigeria

Naija: Effing crime scene.

Unfathomable

Is that true? How can? When it comes to their business, they don't see loopholes but quick to see others loophole.

These and other corrupt practices are the reasons why the present Administration is making every effort to gag the media and as they claim want to regulate social media. They just want to stop the flow of information about their escapades.

Ndi oshi. Ekpelima

Na today dem start to thief? Are all of them not recycled govs, ministers, and former political office holders, so thieving dey blood. And infact are they not the 2nd arm of govt called ...LegislaCHOP

The kind country you are asking us to live in. Biafra forever

Corruption is bad but these is not d reason Africa nations are poor as d western and disunity media use the corruption narrative to radicalized the public into violence & having a false reasons causing poverty while the true cause,which is western global capitalism is kept away

We all know it shall not be well be them

Those people wey Dem buy the car from, For insist to give receipt Nigeria sef...😔😔

Bunch of Rocks in the government of Zoo..

Audio country all na scam. Country where cows get value more than the citizens, country where soldiers dey kill children but will run away from bandits wey carry den guns, country wey police na thief and police station Don turn to bank, DPO na bank manager. Animal farm Country.

Is Efcc only against Yahoo boys now and what are the roles of Icpc nowadays

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