Former state commissioners who resigned but failed to relinquish official property have had their government vehicles retrieved by the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission.
According to Naija News, the commission carried out the operation on Thursday after numerous demands to return the cars were ignored.Among those impacted are former Internal Security Commissioner Air Vice Marshal Ibrahim Umar (retd), former Youth and Sports Commissioner Mustapha Rabiu Kwankwaso, former Science and Technology Commissioner Dr. Yusuf Ibrahim Kofar Mata, former Humanitarian Affairs Commissioner Dr. Adamu Aliyu Kibiya, and former Special Projects Commissioner Hon.
Nasiru Sani Garo.According to the commission’s chairman, the action was taken in response to official complaints and notifications sent by the Secretary to the Kano public Government about the necessity of recovering public assets.
According to investigations, some of the cars had been sold and swapped out for other cars, some of which were found during the exercise.Only two of the five vehicles that were recovered were the original government vehicles.The commission promised to look into any anomalies or whether the sold cars were used to buy replacements.Commission officials denied allegations of political bias, saying the measure was part of their responsibility to safeguard public resources.They also stated that the commission will keep an eye on how state assets are handled and will take comparable action against any official who violates asset return regulations.Mustapha Rabiu Kwankwaso Former state commissioners who resigned but failed to relinquish official property have had their government vehicles retrieved by the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission.According to Naija News, the commission carried out the operation on Thursday after numerous demands to return the cars were ignored.Among those impacted are former Internal Security Commissioner Air Vice Marshal Ibrahim Umar (retd), former Youth and Sports Commissioner Mustapha Rabiu Kwankwaso, former Science and Technology Commissioner Dr. Yusuf Ibrahim Kofar Mata, former Humanitarian Affairs Commissioner Dr. Adamu Aliyu Kibiya, and former Special Projects Commissioner Hon. Nasiru Sani Garo.
According to the commission’s chairman, the action was taken in response to official complaints and notifications sent by the Secretary to the Kano public Government about the necessity of recovering public assets.According to investigations, some of the cars had been sold and swapped out for other cars, some of which were found during the exercise.Only two of the five vehicles that were recovered were the original government vehicles.The commission promised to look into any anomalies or whether the sold cars were used to buy replacements.Commission officials denied allegations of political bias, saying the measure was part of their responsibility to safeguard public resources.They also stated that the commission will keep an eye on how state assets are handled and will take comparable action against any official who violates asset return regulations.
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