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Auditor-General Questions Documentation for Nigerian Social Cash Transfers

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The Office of the Auditor-General questioned the documentation supporting ₦33.75 billion in electronic cash transfers made to over 3.29 million households in Nigeria during the 2023 financial year. The audit found that auditors could not obtain sufficient evidence to establish that the payments reached genuine beneficiaries. In response, Atiku Abubakar vowed to assemble an independent team of experts to examine the transfers.

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The audit finding raises fundamental questions about the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s social intervention program. Atiku Abubakar’s proposed review aims to trace payment records, beneficiary data, and reconciliation documents to determine what can be independently established about the transfers.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is currently facing legal scrutiny, including IRS forfeiture proceedings, and political questioning over his absence from UNGA.

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