Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State has revealed that the immediate-past administration of Bello Matawalle embezzled billions of Naira from the abandoned
Matawalle was the Zamfara State governor from May 29, 2019 to May 29, 2023 and he is currently the Minister of State for Defence.
“The contract was awarded to Avic International Engineering Limited vide contract notifications No. FGPC/SEC/NOT/2019/055 dated 15th May 2019 in the sum of N11,551,899,123.00 only. The committee also found that the preliminary approvals from the relevant regulatory bodies in the aviation industry were not obtained before the commencement of work on the project.
“Total net payments made to the contractors were 30% as Advance Payment of the sum of N3,465,569,736.90 by Ministry of Finance on June 19, 2020; the sum of N2,310,379,824.60 by Ministry of Finance was again paid as the second instalment on June 19, 2020, in the name of a loan, ; another payment of N825,000,000.00 by Ministry of Local Government & Chieftaincy Affairs was made as the third instalment on October 25, 2021.
“The administration of former Governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle made a total payment of N6,775,949,561.50 on the abandoned project whose completion level was less than 20%.
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