The Nigerian Senate has ordered an investigation into the alleged illegal transfer of N14.3billion from the Nigerian Export Processing Zones Authority to the Nigeria Special Economic Zones Company.
Chairman, Senate Committee on Trade and Investment, Rose Oko, disclosed this during the 2019 budget defence of the agencies in the Ministry of Trade and Investment.
Senator Oko insists that the committee will carry out a through investigation into the matter as it violates the 2017 Appropriation Act .
She adds that the agencies with overlapping functions must be streamlined in order to reduce wastages.
