Governor Bello Matawalle has asked the Judicial Commission of Inquiry to re-examine the allegations of misappropriation of N17 billion naira bailout funds received by the immediate past administration of Abdulazeez Yari.
He has also asked the Commission to re-examine how the state collected and expended the sum of N2 billion naira meant for small and medium enterprises for the state.
The Commission is also asked to investigate the allegations of over-invoicing in the award of various contracts and allocation of land to individuals belonging to the state.
The government is also asking the commission to investigate allegations of how the state losses a whole sum of N107 billion naira through alleged illegal deal by the previous government of Abdulazeez Yari Abubakar.
The Governor who made the declaration during the inauguration of the Judicial Commission of inquiry set up by his government said, the anomalies discovered cannot be acceptable by any serious government and therefore has to take the right step to recovering public funds to better lives of Zamfara people.
“We have engaged people of good repute and professional competence to handle this critical assignment. I have no doubt in my mind that the Chairman, Hon. Justice Abdullahi Yusuf, former Chief Judge of Katsina State, and other eminent personalities constituting the membership will conduct this assignment guided by the relevant legal ethics, due diligence and with a high sense of integrity”.
“I want to assure you that you have all the government support and free hand to operate without fear or favor”.
You should take into consideration the interest of the State as a whole, not the interest of any individual. I also direct all the Government MDAs that may be referred to for any information to give maximum cooperation for the success of the assignment.
I also give you the assurance that the Government is ready to accept any decision that you will proffer as your inquiry outcome” Matawalle added.
