 The Senate Committee on Public Accounts has commenced investigation into an alleged secret withdrawal of 151 billion Naira from the Federation Account by the Budget Office. The withdrawal allegedly took place in 2015 according to a query to that effect by the Office of the Auditor General of the Federation. That elates 2016 audit report being considered by the Committee chaired by Senator Matthew Ohohege, that from Edo South. The Budget Office failed to appear before the Senate panel to answer the query despite the Committee's invitation.