WIKE TAKING LOANS FOR FCT WITHOUT NATIONAL ASSEMBLY APPROVAL – KINGIBE ALLEGES. (PHOTO).
Wike taking loans for FCT without National Assembly approval – Kingibe alleges The senator representing the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Ireti Kingibe, has alleged that the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has been taking loans for the nation’s capital without the approval of the National Assembly. Kingibe made the allegation on Tuesday during an interview. She was discussing the FCT administration, the Abuja master plan and the oversight responsibilities of the National Assembly. According to her, records from the Debt Management Office, DMO, indicated that loans had been taken for the FCT between August 2023 and March 2026, despite Wike not appearing before the Senate to seek approval for such borrowing. “I am definitely saying Wike has been taking loans without the approval of the National Assembly. “I’m sorry to say, with all due respect to the Senate, of which I’m a member, we’re supposed to oversee him. “We’re supposed to approve, and I have brought to the attention of the leadershi...
The EFCC secured a conviction of one Idris Buhari of Durimin iya quarters Kano,arraigned before Justice J.K Omotosho of Federal High Court 3 Kano on one count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence.Idris was arrested by EFCC operatives following a complaint brought against him by Abudullahi Salisu Muhammad of popular Kwari market,Kano alleging that he gave the convict,who is a school teacher the sum of N500,000.00 for the processing of Hajj ticket in April,2012.While he told him that he is a registered travelling agent,but to his greatest surprise the convict was un able to provide the said Hajj ticket and diverted the funds to his personal use and all effort to recover the money or get the ticket as agreed prove abortive,as the convict claimed that the monies were lost to armed robbers.In the judgement,Justice Omotosho convicted and sentenced the convict to seven years imprisonment.He however gave an option of N200,000.00 as fine,being that he restituted the victim the sum of N500,000.00 which is the amount involved.
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