Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, announced on Thursday that the accounting firm – PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has been appointed to carry out the audit exercise on the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) over the alledge missing $20 billion. She spoke during a debate at the 24the edition of the World Economic Forum for Africa with theme: “Forging inclusive growth, creating jobs.” Okonjo-Iweala said the exercise would be carried out within 16 weeks under the supervision of the Office of the Auditor General of the Federation. The suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, had blown the whistle on a missing $20 billion, which he claimed was not remitted to the federation account by the NNPC. Following the controversy generated by the revelation, Okonjo-Iweala said the forensic audit would help unravel all mystery surrounding the missing fund. “On the issue of holding government to account, […]