Reps query ministry for spending N4bn on recruitment of 100 staff

The House of Representatives has queried the Ministry of Water Resources for spending N4 billion on the recruitment of 100 personnel for a period of three months.

The money was said earmarked for a project known as Youth Engagement for Sanitation (YES) across the 774 local government areas in the country.

The Chairman of House Committee on Public Account, Bamidele Salam, issued the query at the ongoing investigation of Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) for alleged mismanagement of COVID-19 intervention funds from 2020–2022.