The Kaduna State House of Assembly has set up an adhoc committee to investigate the eight-year administration of former Governor Nasir el-Rufai. The committee has given a deadline of Thursday, April 25, 2024, for the submission of memoranda and documents.
The Clerk of the Assembly, Sakinatu Hassan, issued a formal communication to the Kaduna State Commissioner of Finance outlining the scope of the probe.
The investigation will focus on loans, financial transactions, contractual liabilities, and other related matters that were obtained or awarded under the el-Rufai administration. The committee is seeking various documents, including:
(I) Total loans: Details from May 2015 to May 2023, including approvals by the Kaduna State House of Assembly, accounts into which the loans were lodged, and drawn as recorded by the project finance management unit and debt management office.
(ii) Executive minutes and resolutions: Relevant state executive council minutes of meetings, council’s extracts, and resolutions regarding the loans.
(iii) Contractual payments: Records of payments and outstanding liabilities to contractors for the period from May 2015 to May 2023.
(iv) Salary reports: Reports of salaries paid to staff from 2016 to 2022.
(v) Kadris reports: Dloyd reports on Kadris from 2015 to 2023, and loan terms and conditions: Details on the terms, purpose, and conditions of those loans.
The committee’s investigation is a result of a resolution passed at the 150th sitting of the Kaduna State House of Assembly on Tuesday, April 16, 2024.
