The allegations have gained renewed attention following a SaharaReporters investigation into a government approval releasing ₦1.5 billion to the Ministry of Transport and Energy for payments relating to the International Cargo Airport, Damaturu.
The political succession plan being championed by Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni is coming under scrutiny amid allegations that his support for former Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Baba Mallam Wali, as the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate could help shield key officials from scrutiny over billions of naira spent on government projects.
SaharaReporters gathered from sources familiar with the workings of the Yobe State Government that Wali’s emergence as the ruling party’s candidate was not only a political calculation but was allegedly tied to his close involvement in the administration and his knowledge of how major projects and financial decisions were handled.
The allegations have gained renewed attention following a SaharaReporters investigation into a government approval releasing ₦1.5 billion to the Ministry of Transport and Energy for payments relating to the International Cargo Airport, Damaturu.
Wali signed the letter approving the projects in his capacity as SSG while he was in office.
