Stakeholders demand probe of el-Rufai over ‘N423bn misappropriation’ 

A gaggle on the aegis of the Coalition of Kaduna Stakeholders Discussion board has referred to as for a complete investigation into the administration of former Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai, over alleged misappropriation of ₦423 billion.

Addressing journalists in Kaduna  Sunday, the convener of the discussion board, Alhaji Aliyu Muhammad, mentioned the demand adopted revelations from the Kaduna state Home of Meeting probe which reportedly raised issues over the administration of loans and state funds through the interval underneath assessment.

He described the allegations as weighty and deserving of thorough scrutiny by related authorities, including that the matter was strictly a Kaduna state subject and shouldn’t be politicised.

He acknowledged that makes an attempt to hyperlink the controversy to federal officers have been deliberate distractions from what he termed the core subject of accountability for the administration of public sources.

The coalition additional alleged that past the ₦423 billion in query, there have been unresolved points surrounding sure initiatives and {financial} transactions undertaken through the former governor’s tenure.

It cited issues over the sunshine rail undertaking and different contracts which it claimed required clarification within the curiosity of transparency and good governance.

The stakeholders urged anti-graft companies, together with the {Economic} and {Financial} Crimes Fee (EFCC) and the Unbiased Corrupt Practices Fee (ICPC), to hold out a radical, unbiased and neutral investigation.

They acknowledged that if any wrongdoing was established, due course of ought to be adopted according to the regulation.