The House of Representatives on Monday directed the Accountant-General of the Federation, Shamseldeen Ogunjimi, to furnish the legislature with a detailed breakdown of the N2.4tn recently disbursed by the Federal Government to contractors handling projects nationwide. The resolution followed confirmation by officials from the Office of the Accountant-General that disbursements totalling N2.4tn had already been released to various contractors executing projects for the Federal Government. But let it be clear: we are not here to defend phantom claims or rubber-stamp corruption; N2.4tn is not pocket change. On Sunday, the Office of the Accountant-General disclosed that ₦2.4tn had now been disbursed, leaving about ₦160bn in outstanding debt. Addressing journalists after Monday’s session, Kalu welcomed the government’s efforts but stressed that both the Office of the Accountant-General and the contractors remain under legislative scrutiny.