ASHENEWS reports that the Kaduna State House of Assembly has requested the Commissioner of Finance to furnish it with all documents related to loans secured by the former governor, Nasir El-Rufai.
The request is contained in a letter sighted by ASHENEWS with reference number LEG/S.382/VOL.II/615, dated 22nd April, 2024.
This platform recalls the House had constituted an Ad-hoc committee to investigate loans, financial transactions, contractual liabilities and other related matters of the government of Kaduna state from 29th May, 2015 to 29th May, 2023.
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The letter titled “REQUEST FOR THE SUBMISSION OF MEMORANDUM (MEMO) & DOCUMENTS”, is signed by the Clerk to the House, Barr. Sakinatu Hassan Idris.
“I am directed to request you to forward to the Ad-hoc Committee Memorandum to be accompanied with the under-listed documents and all other documents you consider relevant to the assignment of the Committee,” the letter reads in parts.
Read the full letter below:
The Kaduna State House of Assembly at its One Hundred and Fiftieth (150 Sitting on Tuesday, 16th April, 2024, RESOLVED and CONSTITUTED an Ad-hoc Committee to investigate LOANS, FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS, CONTRACTUAL LIABILITIES & OTHER RELATED MATTERS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF KADUNA STATE from 29TH May, 2015 to 29TH MAY, 2023, in accordance with Order XV Rule 9 of the Standing Orders and Rules of the Kaduna State House of Assembly 2019 and Section 103, 128 &129 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as Amended).
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Accordingly, I am directed to request you to forward to the Ad-hoc Committee Memorandum to be accompanied with the under-listed DOCUMENTS and all other documents you consider relevant to the assignment of the Committee:
(i)(a) Total Loans from May, 2015 to May, 202 3 with the approvals of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, the Accounts into which the Loans were Lodged and draw. downs as recorded by Project Finance Management Unit (PFMU)&Debt Management Office (DMO).
(b) Relevant State Executive Council Minutes of meetings, Counci’s Extracts and Resolutions with regards to the LOANS.
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(c) Payments and Outstanding Labilities to Contractors from May, 2015
(d) Reports of Salaries paid to Staff from 2016 -2022.
(e) Dloyd Reports on KADRIS from 2015 to 2023.
(ii) Terms,Purpose and Conditions on those LOANS.
(ii) Appropriation items related to the LOANS.
(iv) All Records of payments made to all Contractors engaged by the State Government and relevant documents from May, 2015 to May, 2023 including Bank Statements.
(v) Modalities for payments of contracts.
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(vi) Documents of all payments made to the contractors.
(vii) Sales of Government Houses/Properties and Accounts the proceeds were lodged and how the money was expended.
3. Thirty (30) copies of the Memo/documents should reach the office of the Clerk to the Legislature on or before Thursday, 25th April, 2024 by 10:00 am, please.
Accept the highest regards of my office, please.
