The former governor of Kano State, Ibrahim Shekarau has been accused of spending N6.9billon naira on ‘reciprocal arrangement’ in 28 months when he was at the helm of affairs.
This allegation was contained in a financial report made to the State Executive Council by the Ministry of Finance which revealed that the money was ‘repeatedly withdrawn in large sums’ from banks.
The report said Mr Shekarau withdrew the money from the account of the Special Service Directorate that is under the cabinet office for what it described as ‘reciprocal arrangement’ The report noted that there is no explanation as to what ‘reciprocal arrangement’ meant, stressing that the phrase is not known in the standard financial regulations.
Revelations of alleged financial mismanagement by the administration of Mr Shekarau was already raising dust in the state, with many demanding an outright probe of the administration.
The incumbent governor of the state, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has however stated severally that he was not going to probe the last administration. He said doing this would just be a distraction to his administration and that since he was not on a vengeance mission, he will not do that.
Complete lies
Mr Shekarau’s spokesperson, Sule Yau Sule, dismissed the issue as “a tissue of lies and cheap blackmail” designed by Mr Kwankwaso’s administration to paint his boss black in the eyes of the general public.
He also expressed worry that the media is giving attention to issues that has no relevance to the growth of the society and called on the media to be careful to avoid being used by desperate politicians.
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