*10 questions raised by Kwara Must Change for Dr Bukola Saraki on Shonga Farm in its petition to KWHA*

It is no longer news that Kwara Must Change submitted a petition to the Kwara State House of Assembly over the confusion in Shonga Farm project.

In its petition titled investigation into shonga farm conspiracy, forceful acquisitions of community land, wasteful investment of state resources without accountability and disappearance of documents signed by Abdulrazaq Hamzat, the group raised a 10 points demand from the Kwara State House of Assembly, which is as follows:

1. Invitation of a former Kwara State Governor, Dr. Bukola Saraki to explain the business relationship between Kwara State government and the Zimbabwe farmers as well as provide the Memorandum of Understanding entered with them as basis for their relationship.

2. Dr. Bukola Saraki to clarify what necessitated the forceful acquisition of 17000 hectares of community land from Shonga District and handing over such vast land to private foreign individuals with no record of any investment, yet registered the land in their own names as sole owners.

3. Dr. Bukola Saraki to establish the specific amount invested by the Kwara State government into the Shonga Farm business between 2004 till 2011, including the takeoff grant given to the farmers in foreign currency.
4. Dr. Bukola Saraki to establish what necessitated government to guarantee the farmers loan facilities with Nigeria Agricultural Bank (NAB) and Rural Development Bank (RDB) to the tune of N650million.
5. Bukola Saraki to explain why the farmers failed to pay back their loans, which necessitated its deduction from Kwara State government allocation from source as a result of issuing an irrevocable standing payment order to the office of Accountant General of the Federation
6. Dr. Bukola Saraki to establish what necessitated government to guarantee the farmers another loan facilities with 6 other banks, including the Central Bank of Nigeria despite not paying back the earlier loans they took from Nigeria Agricultural Bank (NAB) and Rural Development Bank (RDB)

7. Dr. Bukola Saraki to establish how much loan in specifics was taken from each of the following banks (1) Unity Bank (2) Intercontinental (3) GTB (4) Bank PHB (5) Fin Bank and (6) Central Bank of Nigeria and why the loans were not paid.
8. Dr. Bukola Saraki to explain why 11 out of the 13 farms established in 2004 were sold before 2007 when Shonga Farm Limited was incorporated and to explain if government investment in the already disposed farms were recovered.
9. Dr. Bukola Saraki to explain why 5 banks became shareholders in the 2 farms later incorporated as Shonga Farm Limited with 75% combined shareholding as follows: (1) Unity Bank (15%) (2) Intercontinental (15%) (3) GTB (15%) (4) Bank PHB (15%) (5) Fin Bank (15%)
10. Dr Bukola Saraki to explain why all documents relating to the project were not available in relevant government ministry, agency or department.

In conclusion, Kwara Must Change is of the view that, only the invitation of Dr Bukola Saraki can shed some light on the above subject matter and we urge your good office to, in line with your constitutional responsibility carry out this investigation in the general interest of the state.

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Saraki is a two faced man.

Indeed