THE Kaduna State House of Assembly has set up a committee to probe all finances, loans and contract projects awarded under the former Governor Nasiru el-Rufai, in the state.
The legislative panel would also investigate el-Rufai’s top associate and senior counsellor on investment, Jimi Lawal, apparently widening the scope of the ongoing cold war between him and the sitting governor, Senator Uba Sani.
The panel would probe eight years, two tenures of financial dealings, loans and grants and other projects implementation, from 2015-2023, respectively.
The legislature set up the fact-finding committee on Tuesday at the plenary held at the Lord Lugard Legislative Complex in Kaduna.
The state Assembly also mandated the committee to invite notable personalities including the former Speakers of the 8th and 9th Assembly, commissioners of finance, former managing directors of Kaduna markets, and commissioners of budget and planning, among others.
El-Rufai and his successor Governor Uba Sani have been at daggers drawn over huge debts left behind by the former in the state.
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