The Kano State House of Assembly has directed the Kano State Road Traffic Agency, Kano State Primary Health Care Agency, and Kano Printing Press to refund a total sum of N260 million for misappropriated funds.
During a plenary session presided over by Speaker Jibril Ismail Falgore, the Assembly indicted the three agencies for misappropriation of allocations and internally generated revenue.
In a unanimous adoption of the recommendations of the House Committee on Public Accounts, the Assembly warned all ministries, agencies, and parastatals to comply with due diligence on public finance or face sanctions.
Chairman of the House Committee on Public Account, Mohammed Tukur, who presented the 2021 audited public account, expressed concern over financial irregularities in government agencies.
Tukur highlighted instances where funds allocated for COVID-19 and social welfare programs were not released, while a project for the construction of 100 pit toilets with an estimated budget of N200 million received full funding.
Tukur also criticized the previous administration for failing to approve the audit of six years of public accounts, leaving a backlog of unaudited public expenditure.
The Majority Leader, Lawan Husain, moved a motion to compel the auditor general and accountant general of the state to ensure proper accountability and transparency of public funds, as well as the refund of misappropriated funds by MDAs.
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