Some state lawmakers have claimed that the Tambuwal administration secured ₦86 billion in loans for the state.
The incoming administration in Sokoto State says it will look into the loan that the administration of Aminu Tambuwal secured.
There are claims that Tambuwal’s government have stolen the same ₦86 billion.
As a result of this, the Sokoto State Governor-elect, Ahmed Aliyu, formed a Finance and Debt Verification Committee to investigate the administration of the outgoing Governor.
The committee is led by Mohammed Idris Gobir, the Deputy Governor-elect.
It was established to identify all loans secured by the Tambuwal administration since its inception and determine whether the money borrowed was used for the intended purpose.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Transition Committee chairman, Ambassador Abubakar Sani, Makaman Sokoto, inaugurated the 20-member committee on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, the Governor-elect decision became necessary after some of the state’s lawmakers claimed that the Tambuwal administration secured ₦86 billion in loans for the state.
The newly elected governor was elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, the state’s main opposition party to the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
