EFCC Probes Former Kano Governor Kwankwaso's Presidential Campaign Fund
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has propelled 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 Progressives Congress (APC) in 2015.An immaculate 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 professedly utilized his impact as representative to coordinate each of the 44 chambers in the state contribute the total 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 chafed some state government authorities, who appealed to the EFCC after Kwankwaso left office in 2015.
The candidates were said to have likewise supplied essential archives on the asserted asset redirection to the EFCC, which provoked 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 consistently.
SaharaReporters likewise learnt that both Bichi and Mahmud were kept at one purpose of the examination, however were conceded safeguard.
The officeholder legislative head of the state, Mr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, mitigated Mahmud of his position in view of the normality 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 confined and allowed regulatory safeguard by the EFCC regarding the battle store.
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 examining previous representative Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, in view of a request we have gotten. That is the thing that I can say until further notice," said the source.
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