Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State has accused his predecessor, Bello Matawalle, of embezzling billions of naira through the abandoned Zamfara Airport Cargo Project. Lawal alleged that Matawalle's administration carried out a dubious transactions of about N6,775,949,561.50 for the abandoned Cargo Airport project in Gusau.
In a statement issued by his spokesman, Sulaiman Bala Idris, on Thursday, the governor disclosed that his administration was shocked to discover the previous administration's substantial financial mismanagement of the abandoned Zamfara Cargo Airport project. The governor, however, vowed to ensure that those responsible for such financial recklessness are brought to justice.
dated 15th May 2019 in the sum of N11,551,899,123.00 0nly. 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. 'A consultant, BJ Aerotronic Limited, was employed to take charge of the project and to obtain all the necessary approvals from the relevant regulatory bodies only after work had commenced on the site.
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