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This is truly a crime against humanity.

Wallahi this world is full of hypocrites,
Just look at the U.N and world "leaders".
But wat is consoling is that,there would be a day of reckoning.

They will surely pay for this genocide

Publicity stunt kawai!

Governor under fire over N65b spending on wives, others 7/1/2009

By Our Reporter

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) is investigating how the Governor of Bauchi State, Mallam Isa Yuguda, and some of his top officials spent N65billion in the past 20 months.

The anti-graft agency announced the probe yesterday. It is coming barely a week to the marriage of the governor and one of the daughters of President Umaru Yar’Adua.

According to a statement by the Resident Media Consultant to the commission, Mr. Folu Olamiti, in Abuja, the investigation followed a petition to the ICPC.

Olamiti said the investigation had begun since November 2008.

Although the identity of the petitioner was not disclosed, ICPC said N30billion of the N65billion was allegedly withdrawn from the treasury of the state.

The governor’s wives were also accused of squandering about N500million.

The statement reads: "A petitioner resident in Bauchi had on November 7,2008 in a petition titled, ‘Reckless misappropriation of Public Funds,’ accused the governor and top government officials of monumental fraud.

"The ICPC investigators have started looking into the petition by inviting top government officials for questioning.

"The petitioner, among other allegations, has accused the Governor and public servants of allegedly withdrawing over N30 billion from the State Government coffers without any adduced reason.

"That a Chinese firm was allegedly awarded a contract of N1.3 billion for drilling ‘imaginary’ boreholes.

"That there are daily withdrawals of N20 million from First Inland Bank as overdraft.

"The petitioner further alleged that a Lebanese construction company was asked to renovate new Tafawa Balewa General Hospital for N586 million.

"That the Governor allegedly withdrew N279 million from the Local Government Department accounts for relief expenses.

"That he also withdrew N500 million for the same relief expenses to flood victims. But the petitioner alleged that the funds were allegedly misappropriated by the Commissioner for Local Government Affairs and the Sole Administrator.

"That the Governor allegedly used the sum of N14 million to clear his goods brought in from Dubai.

"That he allegedly spent N100 million for its inauguration, and that he also allegedly diverted N16 million from council funds to sponsor Hajj.

"The petitioner also accused the First Ladies of allegedly squandering over N500 million left in the escrow account."

Olamiti said: "All the principal personalities mentioned in the allegations have been visiting the ICPC headquarters since last November."

Denying the allegations last night, the government said they were not true and baseless.

A statement by Yuguda’s Director of Press Affairs and Public Relations, Maigari Khana, said the governor has exhibited "high level of financial discipline in running the state".

The statement reads in part: "The allegations are tissues of lies. There is no truth in all of them. For the avoidance of doubt, Governor Yuguda signed into law the fiscal responsibility and Due Process Bills to give his administration a clean bill of health. No state has done that in Nigeria. Since coming into office on May 29, 2007, he has been conducting the affairs of the state in a responsible ways."

"On award of N1.3 billion contract to a Chinese firm

We don’t know when it became a crime to award contract to a Chinese firm. It is sheer irresponsibility to think that a state government would award a contract worth N1.3billion for drilling ‘imaginary’ boreholes within limited resources. This is nothing but lies. It is true that the Yuguda-led government has embarked on several efforts to make water available to the populace and the evidence abounds in the state. So, there are no unhealthy transactions whatsoever.

"On N30billion withdrawn from the treasury.

How could a sensible government withdraw N30billion from the treasury without any adduced reasons? If money was withdrawn from the treasury, was there no justifiable reason? Here, the onus lies on the petitioner to prove if the money was illegally withdrawn and misappropriated.

"On Governor’s wives.

The allegation that the governor squandered about N500million on the First Ladies is untrue. There is no iota of truth in this and, to us, the allegation is not new. Governor Yuguda does not spend state’s resources on the activities of the First Ladies.

"On N20million daily overdraft. This is another lie. Bauchi State does not get any daily overdraft from First inland Bank on daily basis. A simple arithmetic shows that by the end of the month, the state would have withdrawn over N800million. No responsible bank would grant such facility.

"On Tafawa Balewa General Hospital. One thing that is not clear is if the N586 million allegedly spent on the renovation of the Tafawa Balewa General Hospital was mismanaged. The petition should prove if the contract awarded to the Lebanese construction firm was not done or there were shaddy deals in the contract.

"Relief materials. It is true that we have provided relief materials to some victims of crisis. This we did in a transparent manner. As a responsible government, we cannot explore the misfortune of people to our advantage

"On Dubai. We state categorically that at no time did Governor Isa Yuguda spend the state’s resources to clear his goods allegedly brought in from Dubai or any part of the world.

"Inauguration. One wonders how a governor-elect would spend N100million state money for its inauguration. There was nothing like that.

"To us, this effort at tarnishing the name of Governor Isa Yuguda is the handiwork of the enemies who would not stop at anything to bring the government to ridicule. But we assure Bauchi State people and Nigerians at large that Governor Yuguda is above board in his quest to put Bauchi on a higher pedestal."

http://www.thenationonlineng.com/dynamicpage.asp?id=74294

sarah palin would have been the prettiest V.P then president eva

@ poster,
U ar foolish,do u think its his own wish that he is crippled.

OMG! ,
This warnin is comin from someone who looted so much,wat of us that did loot anything?

Sisi Jinx:
A gaishe ka Muza!

Yaya aiki?

Gaishe ki sisi,aiki lafia.
Jiya na dawo daga hutu.
Ya na ki aikin.

@ EM
Don't u know that prostitution is the oldest trade in the world.
Its been around for centuries and in all cultures .

I wudn't put my pic cos those yahoo boyz will hammer wit it.

The hypocritic world "leaders" fold their arms and close their eyez to all this madness.
May Allah help the Palestines.

lmao

dnt tell me u believe theres an Obama in Naija

[quote author=B.O.S.S. link=topic=215334.msg3309544#msg3309544 date=1231256145]E be like say you're well connected Muza.

[/quote]I wish i was

asha 80:
and[b] we are saying we are moving forward[/b].chai nigeria shame to the 'african giant'

When did we say we are movin forward,except that we are facing back and moving forward.

these terrorists will not let us and even their ppl rest!

[quote author=Xavier. link=topic=215334.msg3309511#msg3309511 date=1231255380]Muza

I now know why u want Ribadu jailed.[/quote]wat do ur myopic eyez see?

@ poster and evryone in support of this thread,
u need to try this. . . 

@ posterand everyone in support of this thread,
U should try this,its very good. . . 

its pay back time for slavery!

@ poster (yahoo boy)

I can understand the names,but of wat use will the address of these Govs be to a "secondary sch" student or teacher like u?
The Gov of kaduna state lives near my house.(in kaduna)
The gov of Bayelsa state does not live far from where i work,and adjacent to his house is the house of the former gov of Rivers state.(in abj)
I also know the house of the former gov. of Kano state (in kd too).
And getting the house of any gov up north wudnt be a prob. . .

But i aint gona give u any of these addresses that i drive past frequently,until u convince me beyond reasonable doubt and give me assurance that u are gona share that 419 loot with me

bush man!

Gen Sani Abacha,maganin Nigeria.