- The report indicted the former governor and several commissioners who served under him.
The Kaduna State House of Assembly has accused the administration of the former Governor of the state, Nasir El-Rufai of embezzling N423 billion.
Yusuf Liman, Speaker of the Assembly, on Wednesday said the development had left the state burdened with enormous obligations.
He disclosed this while receiving a report from the Assembly’s ad hoc committee established to look into all contracts, loans and financial transactions undertaken by El-Rufai’s administration.
Henry Zacharia, Chairman of the ad hoc committee, presented the report to the Assembly.
He stated that most of the loans obtained during El-Rufai’s administration were “not used for the intended purpose” and that in certain instances, “the proper procedures were not followed in obtaining the loans”.
According to Liman, the “El-Rufai government embezzled N423 billion, leaving the state burdened with enormous obligations.”
The committee also recommended that security and anti-corruption agencies look into and prosecute El-Rufai and other indicted members of his cabinet for abusing their positions of authority by awarding contracts without following the proper procedures, diverting public funds and money laundering.
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