LAST MINUTE IMPEACHMENT ON GOV.RAMALAN YERO

The All Progressive Congress caucus of the Kaduna state
House of Assembly lawmakers, on Friday, threatened to
impeach the outgoing state Governor, Ramalan Yero.
This is coming just two weeks to the handover of
government to the newly elected governor of Kaduna
state, Nasir El-Rufai.
Mr. Yero, the Peoples Democratic Party candidate, was
defeated in the April 11 election by Mr. El-Rufai of the
APC.
The APC caucus, made of 14 lawmakers, disclosed this at
an emergency press briefing at the state assembly.
The caucus was led by the deputy minority leader in the
house, Aminu Shagari.
The lawmakers accused Mr. Yero of last minute looting
and squandering of public funds.
“The out-going government is in a rush to appropriate
and disburse the SURE-P funds of the 23 local
governments that was unused,” Mr. Shagari said.
“A request submitted this week by the executive arm to
the honourable house to appropriate the 2014 Sure-P
Funds of the 23 local government to the tune of
N2.744billion is not only improper but gross financial
recklessness.
“There is no how a local government council can
judiciously execute any meaningful project within two
weeks considering the fact that diligent due process and
financial has to be followed.”
The members alleged that ceding 50 per cent of the said
fund to be used for road project was in total violation of
the laid down regulations regarding the SURE-P funds,
and the fact that it was indicated in the handover note of the outgoing
government suggested an attempt at last minute looting.
The group said an attempt was made to discuss the issue and pass it by the
assembly.
“A resolution was made during an executive session that the funds should
not be appropriated and disbursed,” Mr. Shagari said. “We hereby state
categorically that we are not a party to such financial recklessness and
dissociate ourselves with the move.”