The Nasarawa State House of Assembly has finally taken a stand and advised Governor Abdullahi Sule to relieve the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Alhaji Aliyu Ahmed Tijani SSG of his appointment over N284.5m unaccounted school projects funds.
The SSG executed the project when he was the Commissioner for Education in the State.
The Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon Ibrahim Balarabe Abdullahi, gave the advice on Tuesday after the House deliberated on the report of an Ad-Hoc committee investigating the alleged N1 billion released in 2018 for the renovation and fencing schools in the state.
This followed a motion moved by Hon Mohammed Alkali (APC Lafia North), which was seconded by Hon Ibrahim Muluku.
The Speaker also asked Ahmed- Tijani to refund over N248.5 million as unaccounted funds to the coffers of the state government.
He said that the former Commissioner displayed blatant inefficiency, incompetency and ineffectiveness in the performance of his official duties.
“Based on the resolution of the House, His Excellency, Gov. Abdullahi Sule should relieve the SSG, Alhaji Aliyu Ahmed Tijani of his appointment.
“I will request the clerk to communicate the House resolution to His Excellency, Gov Abdullahi Sule for his immediate action, ” he said.
The Speaker called on Gov. Sule to, as a matter of urgency, work on the House resolution in the interest of peace and development.
According to the Speaker, base on the committee’s recommendations, the total sum of N873, 233,942.60 was expended based on information from the payment Voucher (PVs) excluding 5% deductions for Monitoring and Evaluation (M $ E) as payments for the completed and uncompleted projects.
“The total released contract sum was N1, 084,000,000 Naira only, if N873, 233,942.60 is deducted from the total contract sum, this will amount to N210, 766, 057.40.
“Then add 5% Monitoring and Evaluation which is N37, 718, 499.19. The total sum of unaccounted funds will amount to N248, 484,556.60, ” he said.
Ibrahim Balarabe also urged the government to declare state of emergency on all the project sites to ensure its completion.
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