Ex-Bauchi State Governor Mohammed Abubakar has accused his successor, Bala Mohammed, of instigating the Economic Financial Crimes Commission against him in a bid to discredit his administration.
His position is contained in an application he filed, seeking to be made a party in an asset forfeiture proceedings initiated before the Federal High Court, Abuja by the EFCC, with Bauchi State as respondent. Justice Taiwo Taiwo , who gave the order, also directed the EFCC to, within 21 days, to notify the respondents – the Bauchi State government and the FCMB – about the court’s decision and chose September 3, 2019 as the return date.In his application, Abubakar said the N8.5 billion was paid to the contractors the same day the money was received from the Central Bank on the order of the Federal Government as refund for jobs done for the central government.
Abubakar alleged that EFCC’s probe of the N8.5 billion disbursement and other transactions with the bank account by at the instance of the current Peoples Democratic Party government in the state, under Alhaji Bala Mohammed, as part of efforts to rubbish and diminish the legacies of his government.EFCC has objected to his request to be made a party in the case.It stated that the necessary parties to the suit are the Bauchi State Government and the FCMB.
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