Kwara Gov sets up Justice Adewara panel to probe alleged N300m LG funds

Date: 2020-08-04

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has set up an eight-person panel of inquiry to investigate the federal allocations accruing to the 16 local government areas of the state as well as their share of the internally generated revenue from May 29, 2019 to date.

“In pursuance of the powers conferred on the Governor of Kwara State under the Commission of Inquiry Law CAP, C17 Laws of Kwara State, 2006 and other enabling law in that regard, I, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, the Governor of Kwara State, hereby constitute a panel of inquiry into local government federal allocations and IGR accruing to local government councils from May 29 to date,” the Governor said in a statement announcing the panel on Monday night.

The statement listed retired Justice Mathew Olabamiji Adewara as the chairman of the panel, with Mrs Sabitiyu Grillo, a permanent Secretary, appointed as the Secretary of the panel.

The panel comprises a representative of the department of state service (DSS); Nigeria Police Force; Mrs Titilayo Adedeji; Alhaji Baba Ibrahim; Barrister Aisha Bello Mohammed; and Alhaja Asmau Apalando, the statement added.

“The panel of inquiry is mandated to investigate and probe funds received and disbursed to all the 16 local government councils of Kwara State from May 29 2019 to date,” it stated.

The statement listed the terms of reference of the panel to include:

·       to ascertain the amounts received by local governments as statutory allocation from the federal government from May 2019 to date;
·       to determine and ascertain the amounts received by the local governments as IGR from the Kwara State Internal Revenue Service (KW-IRS) from May 29 2019 to date;
·       to determine and ascertain the amounts received by the local governments from other sources into the Joint Allocation Account Committee (JAAC) from May 29 2019 to date;
·       to investigate the veracity of the claim of N300m monthly deduction by the Kwara State Government from the local government funds from May 29 2019 to date;
·       To determine whether the state government borrowed money from banks or financial institutions to pay salaries at any point in time from May 29 2019 to date;
·       To determine how the funds mentioned above were spent monthly by the JAAC;
·       To determine the duplicity or otherwise of any Kwara State public official on the matter of local government funds;
·       To provide any other information that may assist the State Government in ensuring accountability at all times with respect to the state’s activities and the local governments.

The statement said the panel has two weeks to submit its report.

The setting up of the panel came amid the Governor’s official invitation to the anti-graft body EFCC and the House of Assembly to investigate the issue.

AbdulRazaq has repeatedly said he remains true to his electoral promise not to touch a kobo of local government funds in compliance with not just the NFIU guidelines but his longstanding belief in the local government autonomy for grassroots development.

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Kwara 2023     Kwara Politics     Garuba Alikinla Shittu     Toyin Olayinka Tejidini     Mohammed Halidu     Tunji Oyawoye     Hassan Oyeleke     Garba Idris Ajia     Tunji Olawuyi     SWAN     TESCOM 2025     Towoju     Lateef Ademola Olatunji     Abdulwahab Oba     Abubakar Abdulraheem     Peter Obi     Baba Idris     Ayodele Shittu     Lasiele Alabi Yahaya     Amada Jidda     Ahmed Alhasssan     Otuka     AGM Professional Services     KWSIEC     Bello Bature     Umar Danladi Shero     Amoyo     Kawu     Lai Gobir     AbdulRaheem Ahmad Shayi     Shettima Of Ilorin     Emir Of Shonga     Balogun Ajikobi     CELF     Mashood Abdulrafiu Agboola     2023 Elections     Akom Construction And Engineering Synergy Ltd     HYPPADEC     Share     Kwara Volleyball Association     Omotosho     IESA     PharmAccess Foundation     Muhammed Taofeeq Abdulrazaq     Segun Ogunsola     Aliyu Alhassan     Bolakale Ayo     Tsaragi/Share     Kwara State Pension Board     Okin Biscuits     NIRSAL     Aishat Sulu-Gambari     Olokoba     John Olobayo     Opaleke Bukola Iyabo     Folajimi Aleshinloye     Zubair Folorunsho Erubu     GGDSS Pakata     Patience Jonathan     Minimum Wage     Simon Sayomi     Ishola Abdullahi     Adewuyi Funmilayo     Lukman Adeloyin     Yusuf Amuda Abubakar     Abdulrasheed Na\'Allah     Ilorin.Info     Ahmed Shuaib Buranga     Danladi     Mary Kemi Adeosun     Abdulazeez Arowona     Samuel Adedoyin     Balikis Jawondo     Nigerian Army     Kamoru Kadiri     Apaola     Erubu Oba Zubair    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Bluenile Associates     Ibrahim Oniye     Ibrahim Abduquadri Abikan     Dasuki Belgore     AbdulFatai Adeniyi Dan-Kazeem     Ahmad Olanrewaju Belgore     Umar Ayinla Saro     Marafan Shonga     Adebara     Tunde Oyawoye     Ghali Muhammed     Abdulrasheed Na\'Allah     Noah Yusuf     Mohammed Danjuma     Doyin Awoyale     Abdulmalik Bashir Mopelola Risikatullahi     Special Agro-industrial Processing Zone     Ilorin East/South Federal Constituency     Edret Sabi Abel     Sarah Alade     Ishola Balogun Fulani     Muideen Olaniyi Alalade     Fatima Abolore Jimoh     Sam Onile     Olomu     Toyin Sanusi     Jani Ibrahim     Khairat Gwadabe     Colleges Of Education Academic Staff Union     Ajeigbe     Osi     Oniyangi     NULGE     Ita-Nmo Market     National Association Of Nigerian Students     Face Masks     Yusuf Lawal     Ilorin Amusement Park     Jimba Babatunde     Obuh     Aminu Adisa Logun     Tunde Akanbi     Oluwole Dupe     Sherif Sagaya     Saad Belgore     Esuwoye     Muhammadu Gobir     Elesie Of Esie     Tanke Flyover Bridge     Yekini Adio     Olukotun Of Ikotun     Kola Adesina     Abdulganiyu Oladosu     Henry Makinwa     AbdulGaniyu Kareem     Alaro     Olatinwo     School Of Nursing     Amuda Aluko     Asa     Magaji Nda     Sulyman Tejidini     Offa Descendants Union     James Ayeni     Femi Ogunsola     Falokun-Oja     Yusuf Abdulkadir     Alore     Amoyo     Issa Memunat Moyosore     Sidikat Akaje     Offa Grammer School     Oyin-Zubair     Mufutau Olatinwo     Asa LGEA School     Kuliyan Geri     Kwara Polytechnic