INVESTIGATE PLATEAU STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY’S CLERK, LEADERSHIP'S APPOINTMENTS AND FINANCIAL DEALINGS. GROUP CALLS OUT TO INCOMING ADMINISTRATION

By: Valentine Adese (JP),

As the people of Nigeria look forward to the swearing-in of the incoming administrations across most states in the federation on 29^th May, 2023, a group under the aegis of “Plateau Interest 2023”, led by one Amos Zumtu as Chairman, has called on the incoming administration in Plateau State, which would be led by Governor-elect, Caleb Mutfwang and Members-elect of the State House of Assembly to lower their search lights on the House of Assembly in to get explanations for the people of the state, concerning alleged rots that have been under cover within the past 7 years.

The group, who came to REALITY Newspaper with their Press Statement, also demanded that, the incoming administration should as a matter of responsibility know how much the House has received in the past 7 years from the State Account and make it public.

As part of the content of their Press Statement, the group has submitted that, the Committee/Panel to be setup should look into the Financial Dealings of the House and should unveil why the books of the House was closed in a hurry immediately the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Nuhu Ayuba Abok was reinstated by the Plateau State High Court.

According to their submission also, the group stated that, the contract to renovate the House of Assembly Complex is allegedly aimed at enriching the pockets of the Leadership of the House and that this is perfectly in the know of the Clerk of the House, but most members have ignorant to it.

They further stated that, their investigation revealed that, the contract was agreed for the sum of N370 Million, the contractor (Name withheld) was given an initial payment of N250 Million, leaving a balance of N120 Million to be paid after completion.

“However, things went wrong, when Rt. Hon. Abok was reinstated by the Court and he boldly resumed office. His boldness caused a huge revelation of the deal and he headed to the Court to close the account from being accessed.

“Facts from our investigation revealed also that, the actual plan was to only pay the sum of N50 Million to the contractor after the job’s completion and refund N70, Million to the House. This from our findings is not known to most of the 9^th Assembly members”.

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