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The letter,signed byClerktotheLegislature, Barr.Sakinatu HassanIdris,said, “The Kaduna State House of Assembly at its One Hundred and Fiftieth (150th) Sitting on Tuesday,16th April, 2024, Resolved and Constituted an Ad-Hoc Committee to investigate Loans, Financial Transactions, Contractual Liabilities & Other Related Matters of The Government of Kaduna State from 29th May, 2015 to 29 May, 2023, in accordance withOrder XVI Rule 9 of the Standing Orders and Rules of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, 2019 and Section 103, 128 & 129 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as Amended).“ The letter added, “Accordingly, Iam directed to request you to forward to the Ad-Hoc Committee Memorandum to be accompanied with the Underlisted DOCUMENTS and all other documents you consider relevant to the assignment of the Committee:- (i) (a) Total Loans from May, 2015 to May, 2023 with the approvals of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, the Accounts into which the Loans were Lodged and draw.
(vii) Sales of Government Houses/Properties and Accounts the proceeds were lodged and how the money was expended.“ The directive stated that 30 copies of the memo/documents must be submitted to the office of theClerkto the Legislature by 10:00 am on Thursday,April 25th, 2024.
(iv) All Records of payments made to all Contractors engaged by the State Government and relevant documents from May, 2015 to May, 2023 including Bank Statements.
The letter requested the submission of memorandum and documents related to financial transactions betweenthe years2015 and May 2023.
Recall that the Kaduna Assembly hadwarned Bello El-Rufai, the son of the immediate past governor of the state, Nasir El-Rufai, against threatening and intimidating the House over the investigation of his father’s tenure..
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