Bauchi Assembly summons Council Chairman over auction of government property

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The Bauchi State House of Assembly has summoned the chairman, Shira Local Government Area of the state, Mahmud Abba, to appear before its Committee on

The decision to summon the chairman followed an allegation of auctioning of government property without following due process, levelled against him by the member representing Shira State Constituency in the Assembly, Bello Muazu Shira.

The lawmaker cited examples of an overhead tank constructed in 1980 but auctioned to a person who removed it from where it was placed and a filling station, also built 1980, which was also auctioned. Contributing to the debate on the matter, Saleh Hodi Jibir commended his colleague, Shira for bringing the matter to the attention of the Assembly and submitted that it would be good for the House to investigate how the properties were illegally sold or auctioned.

He said proper consultation was needed with a view to finding out the reason for the auction, who bought the auctioned property and the procedures followed in the auction to avoid raising false allegations.

 

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