The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has summoned the chairmen of the six Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Councils over alleged financial infractions amounting to more than ₦100 billion, as contained in reports of the Auditor-General.

The affected councils are Abaji, Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Bwari, Gwagwalada, Kuje and Kwali.
The audit report for the year ended December 31, 2021, submitted to the committee, revealed widespread cases of unremitted tax and VAT deductions, failure to update Fixed Asset Registers, and expenditures that were not properly accounted for across the councils.
According to the report, the six councils recorded outstanding liabilities totalling ₦7.65 billion as of December 31, 2021.

These include unremitted pension deductions, Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE), unpaid capital project obligations, unremitted Value Added Tax (VAT), and withholding taxes due to the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS), FCT Inland Revenue Service, Pension Fund Administrators and contractors.
A breakdown showed that AMAC had outstanding obligations of ₦2.19 billion, followed by Bwari with ₦1.49 billion and Kwali with ₦1.46 billion. Gwagwalada recorded ₦1.01 billion, Kuje ₦892.2 million, while Abaji accounted for ₦593.8 million.
The Auditor-General also faulted the councils for failing to properly maintain and update their Fixed Asset Registers.

In Gwagwalada Area Council alone, non-current assets valued at ₦336 million were not adequately documented, exposing them to possible loss without trace. The report noted that similar lapses were prevalent in other councils.
The audit further raised concerns over total expenditure of ₦24.87 billion incurred by the councils in 2021 on personnel, overheads and capital projects.
Despite an 89 per cent increase in spending — amounting to ₦11.7 billion compared to 2020 — the councils were reportedly unable to account for how 37 per cent of funds allocated to capital projects were utilised.

The expenditure breakdown showed that AMAC spent ₦5.03 billion; Gwagwalada, ₦4.66 billion; Kuje, ₦3.85 billion; Kwali, ₦3.84 billion; Bwari, ₦3.74 billion; and Abaji, ₦3.71 billion.
Audit findings for 2022 and part of 2023 also identified multiple breaches of financial regulations, including understatement of Internally Generated Revenue (IGR), unauthorised disposal of assets, non-disclosure of statutory revenue and failure to remit withholding taxes to relevant authorities.
Reacting to the report, Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, Rep. Bamidele Salam, confirmed that the audit had been formally received and reviewed by the committee.

He disclosed that three separate letters had been issued to the chairmen of the six councils and their Directors of Finance, summoning them to appear before the committee to respond to the audit queries.
Salam warned that the officials had been given a final opportunity to appear before the committee on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, noting that failure to honour the invitation would compel the House to invoke its constitutional powers to order their arrest.

He also revealed that the councils were indicted for failing to audit and submit their financial accounts for the years 2023, 2024 and 2025, in violation of statutory requirements.
Salam stressed that public funds must be managed with transparency and prudence, warning that any official found culpable would be held accountable in accordance with the law.