The governor is being investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for alleged corruption.
A former Nigerian state governor who is accused of stealing public funds while in office has ‘donated’ millions of naira to residents for Sallah celebrations.
Apart from graft allegations, Mr Matawalle’s government also failed to pay workers’ salaries for three months. However, on Sunday, the state’s Chairman of the All Progressives Congress , Tukur Danfulani, in a statement, said the ex-governor donated N200 million to his supporters in the state for Sallah celebrations.
Mr Danfulani, who is the chairman of the distribution committee, said other beneficiaries of the support were orphans, the less privileged, Islamic scholars, media practitioners, and social media influencers and handlers.
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