Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Mr. Shamseldeen Babatunde Ogunjimi, has until Monday to appear before the House Committee on Public Accounts or risk legislative sanctions
The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has issued a final summons to the Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Mr. Shamseldeen Babatunde Ogunjimi, directing him to appear before the panel on Monday, July 13, 2026.
This followed his repeated failure to honour invitations and provide documents required for legislative oversight.
The committee also expressed concern over what it described as the Accountant-General’s persistent non-responsive attitude, saying his conduct falls short of the expectations of the nation’s chief accounting officer.
Chairman of the committee, Rep. Bamidele Salam, handed down the directive during the committee’s sitting on Tuesday, where members condemned the AGF’s continued absence despite several invitations and official correspondences sent to his office in recent months.
According to the lawmakers, the Accountant-General has consistently failed to appear before the committee or furnish critical documents needed for the discharge of its constitutional oversight responsibilities.
Speaking during the session, Salam said the committee was equally disturbed by what it described as a lack of diligence by the Accountant-General in rendering the accounts of his office and preparing the country’s consolidated financial statements.
“The Public Accounts Committee is equally worried that the Accountant-General is not showing any diligence in the rendering of accounts of his office and the preparation of the country’s consolidated financial statements, thus setting a bad example for other agencies of government,” Salam said.
The committee noted that the Office of the Accountant-General occupies a central position in Nigeria’s public financial management system and is expected to maintain close cooperation with the National Assembly, particularly the Public Accounts Committee, which is constitutionally mandated to scrutinise government expenditure and ensure accountability.
Salam described the AGF’s disposition as disappointing, stressing that the office had failed to demonstrate the level of collaboration expected of an institution entrusted with managing the nation’s public finances.
“The Office of the Accountant-General occupies a strategic position in Nigeria’s public financial management system. As a critical institution entrusted with the management of public finances, it is expected to work closely with the Committee in the discharge of its oversight responsibilities. Unfortunately, the current Accountant-General has not demonstrated the level of cooperation expected of the office,” he said.
The lawmaker reaffirmed the committee’s determination to enforce legislative oversight, insisting that no public official or institution is exempt from accountability to the Nigerian people through their elected representatives.
Meanwhile, the committee also issued final invitations to six Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) whose accounting officers have repeatedly failed to honour previous summons.
The affected agencies are the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Federal Cooperative College, Ibadan, Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN), the Federal Ministry of Education, the Federal Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology, and the Federal Ministry of Police Affairs.
The committee directed the accounting officers of the agencies, and the permanent secretaries in the case of the ministries, to appear before it without fail on Monday, July 13.
Salam warned that the committee would invoke all constitutional and parliamentary powers available to compel compliance from any public institution or official that fails to honour its invitations.
He reiterated the committee’s commitment to promoting transparency, accountability and prudent management of public resources in line with its constitutional mandate.
