Alleged fraud: N300m LG funds intact, says Kwara commissioner

Date: 2020-07-21

Kwara state Special Duties Commissioner Aisha Ahman-Pategi Monday denied accusing the state Ministry of Finance of alleged withdrawal of N300 million local government funds.

This accusation was said to have led to a shouting bout between the Finance Commissioner Mrs. Florence Olasumbo Oyeyemi and Ms Ahman-Pategi, who until recently was the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in the state.

Based on this, state Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq invited the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to probe funds so far received and disbursed to the 16 local government areas of the state between May 2019 till date.

Addressing reporters in Ilorin, the state capital Ms Ahman-Pategi said that "I debunk claims about N300 million misappropriations of LGA funds. I never made a pronouncement like that nor did I ask anyone to write or say anything like that on my behalf. These are rumours which were formed by figment of bloggers' imagination.

"I urge the general public to disregard the rumours of financial misappropriation of N300 million local government funds. The LGA funds are intact. All write-ups circulating online or in conventional media attributing such claims to me are lies orchestrated by naysayers that I call propagandists. Those peddling the fake stories should desist or be ready to face the full wrath of the law.

"I also want to clear the air on the saga between myself and Mrs. Oyeyemi engaging in fisticuffs. Again, these are frivolous claims by bloggers. It is false and unfounded and need to be disregarded in their entirety. We never exchanged blows.

"We can agree disagree or disagree to agree but anything short of this becomes unhealthy and unwarranted.

"Likewise, my other colleagues; we are a team working towards our mandate. The governor has created an enabling and friendly atmosphere for all the cabinet members to work peacefully and harmoniously. "Governor AbdulRazaq is a God-fearing and financially disciplined person who has zero tolerance for corruption; his focus is to deliver his dividends of democracy to Kwarans and my focus along with my fellow colleagues is to assist him in the actualization of his mission and vision for our dear state.

"There is a time for partisan politics, now is the time for bipartisan politics, a time to come together and join hands as a people irrespective of party, to build a new Kwara for our generations yet unborn."

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Olabode George Towoju     Wole Oke     Air Peace     Wahab Olasupo Egbewole     Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq     Sa\'adu Salau     Sabi     Iyabo Adisa Ibiyeye     Jimoh Saadudeen Muhammed     Labaeka     Dauda Adesola     NYSC     Special Agro-industrial Processing Zone     Kolawole Akande     NURTW     Abubakar Abdulraheem     Pakata Patriots     Bamidele Aluko     Kisra     KWASIEC     Tope Daramola     Abdulmumini Jawondo     Okiki     Abiodun Jacob Ajiboye     Rafiu Olasile     Akom Construction And Engineering Synergy Ltd     Sobi Hill     BIR     Sobi Specialist Hospital     Yemi Sanni     Musa Alhassan Buge     A.O. Belgore     Adamu Attah     AbdulGafar Tosho     Musa Ayinla Yeketi     Christian Association Of Nigeria     Pacify Labs     Special Agro-Industrial Hub     Ibrahim Abdulkadir Abikan     Razaq Atunwa     Idris Amosa Saidu     Ramadhan     Peter Obi     Mujtabah Bature     Amina El-Imam     Buari Edun     School Of Nursing     Makama Of Ilorin     Ahmed     Isaac Aderemi Kolawole     Ladi Hassan     Hassan Saliu     Mamatu Abdullahi     Olatunde Oyeyiola     Otuka     Muritala Olarewaju     Ahmed Shuaib Buranga     Abubakar Imam     Amasa     Tayo Awodiji     Ahmad Lawan     Okin Malt     Odogun Olushola Gabriel     Abdullah Janet Amudat     Fatai Adeniyi Garba     General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport Ilorin     Musa Aibinu     Okin Group     Patigi Regatta     Isau     Federal College Of Education (Special), Afon     Tunde Kazeem     Alore     Ilorin Innovation Hub     Mumini Ishola Hanafi     Soffiyyallah Kamaldeen     Amusement Park    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Abubakar Ndakene     Olomu     Abdullahi Imam Abdullahi     Aliyu Adebayo     Makama Of Ilorin     Maimunat Oniyangi     Tescom.kwarastate.gov.ng     Maimunat Oloriegbe     Baba Adini Of Kwara State     Elewu     Imodoye Writer’s Enclave     Saka Onimago     Egbejila     Mujtabah Bature     Akanbi-Oke     Taofik Abdulkareem     Shaykh Luqman Jimoh     Aminat Ahmed     Jumoke Gafar     Nurudeen Mohammed     Folorunsho Alao     Sabo-Oke     Bolakale Saka     Ahmed Bayero     Sola Saraki Educational Foundation     Buhari     Haleeman Salman     Agbarere     Communication Network Support Services     Halimat Yusuf     Admiralty Villa     CCT     Fatai Olodo     Sa\'adu Gambari     Baboko Primary School     Ayodele Kuburat Olaosebikan     Abdullah Janet Amudat     Olatunde Jare     Oke-Oyi     Adama Isa     Ilesha-Gwanara     Saidu Isa     Sarafadeen Kayode Akorede     Oniwa     Babatunde Ajeigbe     Kwara 2015     Jelili Yusuf     Umar Ayinla Saro     Shuaibu Yaman Abdullahi     Zubair Folorunsho Erubu     Ilota     Mohammed Khadijat Kubura     Amina Susa\'a De Ahmed     Sa\'adu Salau     Simon Sayomi     Offa Poly     Forgo Battery Company Limited     Olatunji Ibrahim     Oke-Ode     Kulende     Quareeb     Yahaya Abdulkareem Babaita     IESA     AbdulGafar Tosho     Shuaib Olarongbe     Sanitation Exercise     Ibrahim Oniye     Susan Modupe Oluwole     Islamic Development Bank     Yusuf Aiyedun     Niyi Osundare     Ahmed     Balikis Jawondo     Bolaji Gambari     Abubakar Atiku     Erin-ile     Yusuf Mubarak