The Senate Committee on Public Accounts has issued a decisive mandate to the management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), stipulating April 29, 2026, as the strict deadline for their appearance. The purpose of this summons is to address a colossal N210 trillion that remains unaccounted for, as meticulously detailed in audit reports spanning from 2017 to 2023.

The committee explicitly directed that Engineer Bayo Ojulari, the incumbent Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of NNPCL, must lead the delegation. This delegation is to include the immediate past GCEO, Mele Kyari, former Chief Financial Officer Umar Ajia, Dr. Bala Wunti, and the external auditors of the National Oil Company. Their appearance on the specified date is declared to be absolutely mandatory and without fail.

These stringent resolutions were formally adopted subsequent to a motion initiated by Senator Osita Izunaso (Imo West) and subsequently seconded by Senator Adams Oshiomhole (Edo North). Senator Aliyu Wadada (Nasarawa West), who presides over the committee, emphatically reiterated the non-negotiable requirement for NNPCL's management, with particular emphasis on the past leadership under Mele Kyari, to render a comprehensive account for the N210 trillion identified in the aforementioned audit reports.

Senator Wadada articulated the committee's profound dissatisfaction with the