By Abiola Olawale
Woes of the immediate past governor of Kaduna State have begun to compound as the state House of Assembly has set up a committee to examine the finances of the state under his administration.
The Assembly constituted the committee during Tuesday’s plenary presided by the Speaker, Yusuf Liman Dahiru.
The Committee was tasked to embark “on fact-finding of financial dealings, loans and grants and other projects implementation from 2015-2023”.
Henry Zacharia, chairman of the House Committee on Information, confirmed the development to the members of the press.
Zacharia said the eight-member fact-finding committee was set up during plenary on Tuesday “to find out the financial dealings of the state under the former governor”.
The New Diplomat reports that this is coming after El-Rufai’s successor, Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State, on March 30, said he inherited a multibillion-naira choking debt from his predecessor, an enormous deficit he claims made salary payments to state workers a daunting task.
“Despite the huge debt burden of $587 million, N85 billion, and 115 contractual liabilities sadly inherited from the previous administration, we remain resolute in steering Kaduna State towards progress and sustainable development,” the governor said at a town hall meeting in Kaduna.
Since the allegations made their way into the public domain, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), and other activists have demanded a probe of the Governor’s claims.
