Abdulaziz Yari, former governor
of Zamfara state, says he bought 250 copies of a book written by Abubakar
Malami, attorney-general of the federation, for N250 million.
On Thursday, Malami launched the
book titled: ‘Traversing The Thorny Terrain of Nigeria’s Justice Sector: My
Travails and Triumphs’.
The book was launched at an event
in Abuja, the country’s capital.
Malami used the book to chronicle his successes and challenges as the AGF and minister of justice for eight years under the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.
Speaking during the event, Yari,
who was the chief launcher, said the book will be ueful to persons who are
hoping to follow the footsteps of Malami as attorney-general.
“My own is a simple business — to
launch the book, name the amount of launching and state how it is going to look
like in the market,” he said.
“It is a very rich book for
anyone that may eventually look at it, read it and especially those that will
likely follow his (Malami) steps after office.
“The book will be priced at launching for
N50,000 per copy and a market price of N5,000.
“I, the chief launcher, bought
about 250 copies of this book for the cost of N250 million.
“Some of my friends that were
supposed to be here and absent.
“I spoke to them from home they
asked me to buy each copy at N1 million, that is N25 million for 25 copies.
Auwal Lawal Gombe — also 25 copies for N25 million.
“The total from my own side is going to be
N300 million.”
Yari will represent Zamfara west
senatorial district in the 10th national assembly.
The former governor is eyeing the
senate presidency and he has commenced campaign activities to achieve his
ambition.
However, the All Progressives
Congress (APC) has nominated Godswill Akpabio, a former governor of Akwa Ibom,
for the position.
In May 2022, the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arrested Yari over alleged fraud relating to
the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P).
The former Zamfara governor was
arrested in connection to the fraud allegations levelled against Ahmed Idris,
the suspended accountant-general.
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Malami orchestrated Yari release from EFCC net & you all are witnesses to the payback.
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