Kano ALGON slams incoming administration in state, warns of false allegations The Sun Nigeria

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By Desmond Mgboh, Kano

The Kano State chapter of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) has hit out at the incoming administration in the state, warning it of overheating the system with false allegations of financial misconduct against the state council presidents.

A statement signed by the president of the association Happa Mohammed refuted the allegation against its members, insisting that it was common practice to make such spurious claims whenever there is a new administration in the country. ‘State.

The association reminded the signatories of the notice that there was a similar allegation against the leader of the New Nigeria People Party and former Governor of Kano State, Engineer Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso.

He recalled that in 2014, Kwankwaso was accused of using public funds to finance his presidential ambition, adding that the sum of seventy million was illegally obtained from each of the forty-four local governments for this purpose, one case is still pending before anti-corruption agencies

It may be recalled that the transition committee of incoming administrations led by Dr. Abdullahi Baffa Bichi had issued an opinion instructing the presidents of local governments not to serve as conduits to siphon off public funds.

The notice warned them against using public funds to fund upcoming by-elections in some states and federal districts in the state.

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