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Kano State Public Complaints and Anti Corruption Commission has arrested and detained former governor Abdullahi Ganduje’s commissioner for works and Infrastructural, Engineer Idris Wada Saleh and five others over allegation of N1billion fraud.
It was gathered that the commissioner who was also Managing Director, Kano Road Maintenance Agency, Permanent Secretary, Public Procurement Bureau, Mustapha Madaki Huguma, Director of Finance, Director of Research and Planning and others were arrested on Monday over allegation of withdrawing over N1billion for the rehabilitation of 30 roads and drainage in the metropolis which was said not to be executed.
A source at the commission said that the money which was withdrawn in three batches was paid into account of three companies around April 25th,2023.
Surprisingly the Public Procurement Bureau even issued certificate of no objection for the contract after the payment was made ten days earlier which is contrary to the Kano State Procurement act 2021,’’ the source said.
According to one of the sources, those arrested have made confessional statement of payment for jobs not done.
‘’The companies are bogus having almost the same letterhead without tentative office.’’
