A Social Media Aide to former
Governor of Bauchi State, Muktar Jibril, has debunked the allegation that his
principal Mohammed Abubakar spent the sum of N2.3 billion for the purchase of
woods and shrouds for burial of dead bodies at the Bauchi Muslims cemetery.
Reacting to the allegation in a
press statement he issued to journalists on Tuesday, Jibril claimed that the
ex-governor inherited the practice of purchasing the burial materials for the
graveyard from his predecessors.
He claimed that according to his
findings, a total of N1.2 billion was expended not N2.3 billion as alleged by
the incumbent governor.
“In response to the media
activists on the issue of mahogany and shrouds procured for burials, we want to
state that, this is a practice inherited by the government of M.A Abubakar from
its predecessors. Considering its significance and impacts on the people
especially the bereaved ones, he decided to continue with it.
“However, the project like any
other one of same magnitude was awarded to qualified contractors. Based on the
available verifiable record, a total sum of N1,270,743,520 had been expended
since its inception and not the exaggerated figure of 2.3bn mischievously
posted on the social media by critics.”
“We urge the good of the state to
disregard this insinuation and act of desperation by elements of
retrogression.”
“Besides, every contract awarded
was subjected to the scrutiny and appraisal of the due process agency in
accordance with public procurement law, contract agreement, payment of tax due
on such contracts and other requirements.”
“Therefore, the figure posted was
maliciously misquoted hence blatant lies, misleading and bunkum calculated to
portray the previous government in bad light to the innocent people of the
state,” he said.
He alleged that the story was
intended to distract peoples’ attention from the poor start of the present PDP
administration marked by brigandage and affront to the rule of law and basic
tenets of democracy.
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