A Coalition of Civil Society Organisation has called for an immediate probe of Zamfara State governor Mr. Dauda Lawal to know how he acquired the houses he
“We want you to do more, because we owe it as a collective duty to the incoming generation that in view of the economic crisis that our leaders had plunged us in due to their indiscretion, it will not be business as usual anymore.”
“We have had bogus asset declarations by some of our governors, ostensibly to cover for the Graft that will follow their activities as the state helmsman.” It stated.for obvious reasons. “Why Zamfara? This is because despite the availability of gold and other mineral resources, in large quantities, the people of Zamfara have not been able to benefit substantially from these God-given resources. The security issues and underdevelopment have put the state in a state of comatose.
It noted Mr Lawal was sworn in, the news was everywhere that he’s worth $5bn and N1bn in nine banks. $5bn? “This emboldens the conviction in us that the news that he, Governor Dauda Lawal declared assets worth N9trn is true which he only denied when the uproar and public scrutiny was huge and resounding.
“The African richest man, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, is worth $15bn with his assets, and Lawal is worth $5bn without any known companies or major breakthroughs in new inventions or technology. How did he make his money? From the information we gathered, Mr. Lawal had declared such a humongous amount to the code of conduct bureau as part of the enabling laws to take over as state governor, “ it stated.
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