After hesitating for seven days, the Bauchi State Government has finally reacted to a PREMIUM TIMES story exposing the state governor, Bala Mohammed, for awarding a N3.6 billion car-supply contract to a company he has interest in.
The story, which was published on February 22, gives a detailed account of how Mr Mohammed awarded the contract to Adda Nigeria Limited, a company in which he is a director, in contravention of public procurement and code of conduct laws.But in a statement on Saturday, the state government denied wrongdoing, without adducing evidence to back up the claim.
In the countdown to the handover, the outgoing government on May 9, 2019 issued a contract for the supply of vehicles at the sum of N75.7 million to Westwood Motors Limited. The previous administration had also bought official cars late in 2018 which were recovered by the government under Mr Mohammed after a brief use by outgoing officials.The statement, which was signed by Mr Mohammed’s spokesperson, Mukhtar Gidado, also claimed that due process was followed in awarding the contract to Adda Nigeria Ltd.
For a state that has all its most recent budget documents, including that of 2020, online, it is curious that the said amended budget is not anywhere in the online platforms where the other budgets are published. But 17 other members who belong to the APC later opposed the move and convened to announce Damina Kawuwa as the authentic speaker.
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