The Kaduna State House of Assembly ad-hoc committee has requested the Ministry of Finance to tender documents on the state’s financial transactions between May 29, 2015, and 2023 for investigation.
The committee is probing former Governor Nasir El-Rufai over the debt burden on the state following the end of his tenure.
An official memorandum endorsed by the Clerk of the Assembly, Mrs. Sakinatu Hassan Idris, dated April 22, was addressed to the Commissioner of Finance for necessary action.
The letter said the Assembly, at its 150th sitting on Tuesday, resolved and constituted an ad hoc committee to investigate financial transactions, contractual liabilities, and other related matters under El-Rufai’s administration.
It reads: “Accordingly, I am directed to request you to forward to the Ad-Hoc Committee Memorandum to be accompanied by the under-listed documents and all other documents you consider vital to the assignment of the Committee.”
The Assembly’s request covers the total loans from May 29, 2015, to May 29, 2023, the approvals of the House of Assembly, the accounts into which the loans were lodged, and drawdowns, as recorded by the Project Finance Management Unit (PFMU) and the Debt Management Office (DMO).
Also demanded are the relevant State Executive Council (Exco) minutes of meetings, the council’s extracts, and resolutions with regard to the loans, payments, and outstanding liabilities to contractors from May 2015 to May 2023.
