EFCC Probes Former Kano Governor Kwankwaso's Presidential Campaign Fund
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has dispatched an examination concerning the battle spending of Mr. Rabiu Kwankwanso, previous legislative leader of Kano State, who competed for the presidential ticket of the All
A faultless source in the commission told SaharaReporters that the EFCC has discovered proof that Kwankwaso occupied Kano State neighborhood government stores into his presidential battle. The source implied that Kwankwaso supposedly utilized his impact as representative to coordinate each of the 44 boards in the state contribute the aggregate of N70 million. Through this, he raised over N3 billion for his fizzled presidential offer.
The cash was sourced from the State and Local Government Joint Account, an activity that incensed some state government authorities, who appealed to the EFCC after Kwankwaso left office in 2015.
The applicants were said to have additionally supplied basic reports on the claimed store preoccupation to the EFCC, which incited the commission to start examination. The examination started in 2015 and has seen Mr. Rabiu Suleiman Bichi, previous Secretary to the State Government, and Mr. Danjuma Mahmud, previous Accountant-General visit the commission frequently.
SaharaReporters additionally learnt that both Bichi and Mahmud were confined at one purpose of the examination, however were conceded safeguard.
The occupant legislative leader of the state, Mr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, mitigated Mahmud of his position on account of the consistency of his visits to the EFCC, which he felt was diverting him.
The EFCC source included that as of late, some nearby government directors were kept and allowed regulatory safeguard by the EFCC regarding the crusade reserve.
Charged to show up before the commission this week is the Chairman of Fagge Local Government Area, Alhaji Habibu Saleh Mailemu. Next will be Ungogo Local Chairman, Saleh Aliyu.
"I can let you know that we are exploring previous representative Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, in light of a request we have gotten. That is the thing that I can say until further notice," said the source.
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