Trouble Ahead As Gov-Elect Sets Up Panel To Probe Incumbent

The Governor-elect for Sokoto State, Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto, has set up Finance and Debt Verification Committee to probe the administration of the outgoing Governor Aminu Tambuwal.

Sokoto was elected under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the main opposition party to the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state.

The committee headed by the Deputy Governor-elect, Mohammed Idris Gobir, istasked to identify all loans secured by Tambuwal’s government since inception.

The committee would also ascertain if the loans collected were utilized for the purpose they were meant for.

It would further identify the purpose of the loan and their volume as well as provide detailed information on all loans collected.

The 20-member committee was among the 18 sub-committees inaugurated by the Chairman of the APC Transition Committee, Ambassador Abubakar Sani, Makaman Sokoto on Wednesday.

Some lawmakers of the state alleged that the outgoing government had secured N86 billion loans for the state.

GWG.ng reports that the move by the incoming administration follows the bitter seperation between Governor Tambuwal and the leader of the APC in the state, Senator Aliyu Wamakko who is the immediate past governor of the state and paved the way for Tambuwal to become governor.

Tambuwal, however, left the APC ahead of his second term bid and defected to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and the move by the coming APC administration to probe him could be seen as a continuation of the struggle for supremacy in Sokoto.

With additional reports from Daily Trust

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