Government White Paper on Thursday indicted former Senate president Bukola Saraki, former governor Abdulfattah Ahmed and others for illegally selling Kwara properties.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq had set up the committee to investigate unlawful sales of the state government properties from May 29, 1999, to May 29, 2019.

A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr Rafiu Ajakaye, quoted the Chairman of the panel of inquiry, Mr Hussein Buhari, as saying this while submitting the White Paper to the governor at the Government House in Ilorin.

The panel set up by AbdulRazaq on the unlawful sales of government properties also recommended that Bukola Saraki, Ahmed and others should be tried for alleged economic sabotage.

He said that findings in the report were mind-boggling and said nothing short of diligent prosecution, possible jail terms and recovery of many of the properties can avenge the official connivances that led to the pilferage of the assets.

Buhari said the former governors and many of their aides have questions to answer on how public properties and shares were sold under questionable circumstances, including on the eve of their departures from public offices.

He said none of these officials honoured the invitations for them to clear the air on the deals, advising the administration to prosecute them as a matter of justice.

“The committee swung into action immediately it was inaugurated and went through the report of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry on the sales of Kwara State Government Assets between May 1999 and May 2019.

“There are so many rots perpetrated by the past governments especially in the 16 years before 2019.

“For instance, the rots on Shonga Farms, Satellite Motel, and our properties in Kaduna, Abuja and Lagos were simply inconceivable.

“They were all sold to themselves at giveaway prices. We saw criminal conspiracies.

“In fact, Kwara State is now heavily indebted to some people because the past governments mismanaged our properties.

“I just wish Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq will have the courage and political will to implement the report so that everybody found wanting will be brought to book.

“The Electoral Act is very clear that anybody who is found guilty of mismanagement of resources be banned for 10 years from holding political office.

“We wish the government will accept our recommendations and set up an implementation committee.

“There are so many instances where those in government before used their positions to acquire government properties in questionable circumstances.

“For instance, the High Court Complex in Tanke, Ilorin, they removed all the steels and allocated the land to themselves, they built hotels and eateries on government properties.

“All our houses in Kaduna have been sold. Today, apart from our liaison office, we do not have anything in Kaduna.

“Government should take them to court and prosecute them for economic sabotage and, if found guilty, the government should ban them from holding political offices for 10 years.

“Also, some ministries, Bureau of Lands, Surveying Office and many other offices had shady deals with our land in Kwara State.

“So, anyone involved should be sanctioned and prosecuted according to the civil service rules.

“Even if they have retired, they should be brought to book because the connivance was too much.

“Look at what happened at KWTV. They sold almost all the land at KWTV to themselves. Despite the fact that you must live certain meters away from television mast, those rules were jettisoned.

“Also, Noktel Hotel is built right on top of aquifer which supplies water to Agba Dam, Ilorin.

“What we observed is unbelievable. So, for the hotel, we recommend outright demolition of it. Because they knew what they were doing, they have now blocked water from flowing to the dam.

“Based on what we discovered, the people that were in the helms of affairs for the past 16 connived to perpetrate evils.

“They were given ample opportunities to defend themselves by the judicial panel of inquiry and they refused to come. It shows they were accomplices in the whole deals.

“Also, our shares, bonds and stocks were sold out within five weeks of their leaving office. These are worth billions of naira.

“Even, the Amoyo International Market in which they claimed that they bought land for over N400 million and paid about N200 million and also swapped 10 pieces of our land in Abuja for Amoyo land by Harmony Holdings Limited. Personally, Bayo Sanni and Tope Daramola need to be brought to book on the issue.

“On Kwara Mall, it is sad that Kwara State Government put down the sum of N500 million, gave land and C of O over the land.

“They used the C of O to collect another loan in a bank worth N500 million and brought nothing to the Kwara State Government.

“In fact, the sharing formula is 70 per cent to 30 per cent. That is, 30 per cent to the state government that put down everything.

“On Shonga Farms, you brought 13 farmers and you gave them land and huge money in foreign currency and yet nothing was remitted to the state government.

“They did not stop at that. They mortgaged the same land and collected money from different banks.

“We also found out that most of the government officials that involved in all these are deliberately working against the government of the day for selfish reasons.

“It is impunity. They are working for their paymasters, and not the citizens of Kwara State,” Buhari submitted.

Receiving the report, AbdulRazaq said he had noted the recommendations to prosecute all those indicted in the white paper and promised to act on them.

glx5240:
Propaganda

doffman:


It used to pained me when I see people who have been brainwashed like you ; Am very sure you are part of of those people who called themselves SARAKITE .

All those project you claimed above , were not benefited the Kwara people; It set them up to do business for himself .

I know all the place you mentioned above.

Ask everybody in Kwara how those place is beneficial to the common people there .

Diagnostic is center he did was not 100% for Kwara and their services is very expensive for a common man go there and see yourself

The aviation you mentioned does not even benefitted for Kwara as well or tell me how many of your people you know is schooling there and now become pilot ; go there yourself and proof me wrong .

Kwasu is a no go area for poor people .

Kwara internal revenue is full of corruption and no any benefit to Kwara than to extort struggling Kwara people ,Same things to all what you mentioned above.

All those projects not developed to cater for Kwarans rather they used it to siphon big money in the name of projects .

Am not a politician and I did not like Abdulrahaman as well because we only know a former thief , we will know a future thief as well ; time will tell.

The day Kwara will be good is the day people stop embracing their leaders and continue holding them for their poor performances.

tamdun:

No let me swear for u Oga, go to kwara state and see the rot urself

blackpanda:
Saraki destroyed kwara sha

Penguin2:


Say what again?

Don’t tell Abdulrazaq to focus on governance...

Let him continue chasing shadows looking for who to indict.

He’s done with trying to enforce hijab in Christian schools and it is indicting Saraki.

I have not heard of any landmark achievement of his administration o!

post=102129509:

You can say that again.

post=102129509:

You can say that again.

Penguin2:


Say what again?

Don’t tell Abdulrazaq to focus on governance...

Let him continue chasing shadows looking for who to indict.

He’s done with trying to enforce hijab in Christian schools and it is indicting Sarak

I have not heard of any landmark achievement of his administration o!

Penguin2:


Say what again?

Don’t tell Abdulrazaq to focus on governance...

Let him continue chasing shadows looking for who to indict.

He’s done with trying to enforce hijab in Christian schools and it is indicting Saraki.

I have not heard of any landmark achievement of his administration o!

adenigga:
https://guardian.ng/Governments-White-Paper-indicts-Saraki-Ahmed-others

Penguin2:


Say what again?

Don’t tell Abdulrazaq to focus on governance...

Let him continue chasing shadows looking for who to indict.

He’s done with trying to enforce hijab in Christian schools and it is indicting Saraki.

I have not heard of any landmark achievement of his administration o!

seunmsg:

Instead of ranting about others, why not condemn what rogues like Saraki and Ahmed did to Kwara while still condemning Malami for looting recovered funds.

I’m is hypocritical of you to condemn Malami and then come here to abuse those condemning Saraki and Ahmed. Learn to take objective stand on all issues and stop playing the ostrich here.

post=102129865:

Are we surprised by these jargons?
Hell no.
It's in you, keep it up.
G.M.

espeeroke:
Abdulrahman, having seen that he is loosing popularity has gone back to propaganda again. Wasted effort. The fact is Saraki is on the move again. The propaganda and lies against Saraki that worked in 2019 has expired. People have known the truth. Let the Governor face governance as that only can help his waning acceptance and popularity.

Saraki's developmental imprints will continue to speak in Kwara.

Aviation college
Kwasu
Diagnostic center
Kwara Internal Revenue initiative
KWATMA
Post office overhead bridge
Innumerable road constructions, water etc.
And a whole lot of things...

The painful thing is the incumbent governor for 2 years now has no significant achievement. All he chant is, "saraki has destroyed Kwara" yet the state has to continue to rely on the benefits from his legacies. They lied he was collecting #2billion monthly from the state coffer. Now that they have the floor, people begin to ask that such fund be used for development project, and by themselves they began to counter their lies that nothing of such happened. Aren't they supposed to apologise? No, they are now resorting to arrrangee Committee

Some of the people brainwashed with lies now know...... Saraki is Coming back in Kwara.

gigabyte13:
The moment you drive from Osun enter kwara through okuku , come enter erinle, you go know say kwara is finished... The difference is so so clear intern of infrastructure.....


Chai and oloye is desperately planning a comeback to government through another proxy.... Chai

And no be say this present governor sef dey perform oooooo... God just blessed Nigeria with VAGABOND IN POWER.

ALL OF UNA NA SAME SAME... ONIRANUS

Penguin2:


Say what again?

Don’t tell Abdulrazaq to focus on governance...

Let him continue chasing shadows looking for who to indict.

He’s done with trying to enforce hijab in Christian schools and it is indicting Saraki.

I have not heard of any landmark achievement of his administration o!