A group, Kaduna Citizens Watch for Good Governance has officially lodged petitions at the Kaduna offices of the Economic And Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent and Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) Kaduna against the former governor Mal. Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai and many members of his administration.
The group, during a press conference om Wednesday at the Arewa House by its chairman Comrade Victor Duniya, said this is based on the indictment of the former governor and his officials in the report of the Kaduna State House of Assembly committee on sourcing and usage of domestic loans from May 29, 2015 to May 29, 2023.
“Our petitions requested for immediate investigations, arrests, and prosecutions of Mal. El-Rufai and his appointees that were involved in mismanagement, siphoning, and many illegal financial and administrative activities contained in the report,” Duniya said.
He added that “Holding the former governor and those that spilled the treasury and shortchanged people’s interest accountable will deter other elected and appointed public officials from mindless looting of public treasury with impunity.
“We have absolute confidence in the capacity and determination of the anti-graft agencies in combating corruption in Nigeria. The content of our petition has been made available to you. You can read and see the full extend of our appeal.”
In the petition requesting for investigation and prosecution of the former governor, which was signed by the group’s leader Mr. Vicotor Duniya and secretary Lawal Muhammed called on the anti-corruption agencies to quickly swing into action “because people want accountability and justice without delay.
“The agencies work has been made easy through the thorough, effective and transparent work of the ad-hoc committee of the KDSHA that was submitted and approved by the general house.”
Dateline Nigeria reports that the group had earlier staged a peaceful protest asking Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani to act on the report of the committee.
