Legislators in the House of Representatives are to investigate the non -remittance of funds to the federation account by the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas, Bonny from 2004 till date.

In a motion moved by a lawmaker, Aminu Suleiman, he said the action of the agency is in clear violation of the 1999 constitution.

Suleiman said that NLNG Bonny had breached Section 162(1) of the 1999 Constitution as amended, which makes it mandatory for all revenue collected by the government of the federation to be remitted into the Federation Account.

He said the NLNG Bonny in flagrant disobedience and breach of Section 162 (1) of the 1999 Constitution had not remitted funds accruing to it to the Federation Account from 2004 till date.

Suleiman said that the non-remittance of funds accruing to NLNG Bonny from 2004 till date had adversely affected the Federation Account to the detriment of Federal, States and Local Governments.

“The unpatriotic actions of those in charge of the NLNG Bonny from 2004 till date have resulted in loss of huge revenue.

“That ought to be shared to all tiers of the government from the Federation Accounts for both recurrent and capital development,’’ he said.

He said the non-remittance of funds that accrued to NLNG Bonny to the account from 2004 till date had “badly” affected all critical sectors of the Nigerian economy and constitutes an economic crime.

The House has mandated its committee on natural gas to conduct the investigation and report back in three weeks.