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The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, has suspended the Accountant-General of the Federation, Mr. Ahmed Idris, over N80 ...

The commission alleged that Mr. Idris laundered the money using real estate investments in Kano and Abuja. Special Adviser to the Minister on Media, Mr. Tanko Abdullahi, confirmed that the AGF was suspended indefinitely, to allow unhindered investigations into the alleged fraud. “It is expected that you will strictly comply with any instructions that will be forwarded to you in your current location or your known recorded address as stipulated in the extant rules.”

The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, on Wednesday suspended the Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris over ...

In a letter dated May 18, 2022, the minister said the suspension “without pay” was to allow for “proper and unhindered investigation” in line with public service rules. The suspension letter marked HMFBNP/AGF/SUSPENSION/5/2022 and dated 18th May, 2022 states that the suspension became necessary “to allow for proper and unhindered investigation into the serious allegations in line with Public Service Rules 030406”. “It is expected that you will strictly comply with any instructions that will be forwarded to you in your current location or your known recorded address as stipulated in the extant rules.”

The travails of the Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), Mr Ahmed Idris worsened on Wednesday as the Minister of Finance, Budget and National ...

He said: “AGF has been asked to proceed on indefinite suspension pending the outcome of the investigation. The EFCC also said it arrested Idris after he failed to respond to invitations by the commission to answer questions over the allegation. The AGF was said to have been arrested by the EFCC in Kano on Monday.

Minister of Finance Budget and National Planning Mrs Zainab Ahmed has suspended the embattled Accountant General of the Federation Ahmed Idris.

“Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday, May 16, 2022, arrested serving Accountant General of the Federation, Mr. Ahmed Idris, in connection with diversion of funds and money laundering activities to the tune of N80 billion (Eighty Billion Naira only),” Uwujaren’s statement read. The anti-graft commission arrested the Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Ahmed Idris, over an alleged N80 billion fraud. Minister of Finance Budget and National Planning Mrs Zainab Ahmed has suspended the embattled Accountant General of the Federation Ahmed Idris.