Zamfara state government says it has written President Muhammadu Buhari, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the United Bank for Africa (UBA) to help recover its money allegedly siphoned by the immediate past administration of the state.
This was disclosed to journalists in Gusau on Wednesday by the state’s Deputy Governor, Barr. Mahdi Ali-Gusau at the end of the second executive council meeting of the state.
Mahdi also revealed that the Inspector-General of Police office is already investigating top players of the former government at the instance of the present administration, especially over the way it sold billions of naira worth of promissory notes issued by the federal government in respect of the completed federal road projects in the state.
He said the executive council had also formally written to the IGP office.
“Investigation committees earlier set up by the state government had submitted their reports to the council which revealed among other allegations, the use of fictitious names and contracts “some of which were awarded and paid just one month to the handover date to the present administration.
He said that the state executive council has agreed to direct all contractors involved to revert to the original contract sum while those who had been paid should return the inflated amount to the state government treasury immediately of face the consequences of their action
He assured that the Matawalle led administration in the state would continue to collaborate with the legislative arm and other stakeholders to ensure the all funds illegally acquired from the state government account is returned so that the administration can put it to public use.
NAN had last week sought the reaction of the former state Commissioner of Finance in the Yari led administration, Alhaji Muktar Idris on some of the allegations especially regarding the sales of promissory notes where he said all the money were in the state government accounts.
Idris who warned against politicizing issues and challenged indigenes of the state to ask for the state’s account documents to verify his claims.
