Bauchi State Government has explained photos of large stacks of cash
said to be about N20million seen in the office of a state Commissioner,
that has been trending on social media.
According to Shamsuddeen Lukman Abubakar, SA Communications to the
Governor of Bauchi State, the money was earmarked for feeding during the
Ramadan. The money was presented to the people by Commissioner Abdullah
Mohammed Idris on behalf of the state governor Mohammed Abdullahi on
Wednesday June 15. Read the statement below:
“Good evening to the good people of Bauchi state. It has come to my
attention, the circulation of certain photographs online of money found
on the table of a serving Commissioner of Bauchi state. I wish to assure
you all that, the said picture is no implication of corruption or
illegal money transactions.
This period of Ramadan teaches us to extend love to the poor, less
privileged and the non buoyant. In line with this, and as has always
been done, the Bauchi State Government releases funds to mosques in
Bauchi state for the provision of iftar to faithfuls. These funds are
disbursed through the Office of the Commissioner for Religious Affairs,
to assist faithfuls who are not buoyant enough to afford iftar.
Once again, we understand the insensitivity of the image, surfacing at a
time like this when we as a Government are working hard to achieve a
corruption-free and transparent administration.
We want to assure the good people of Bauchi state that all and sundry is
being done to make the best use of resources, fight corruption within
the State and ensure that all our promises to the people are fully
delivered.
May Allah crown our efforts with success.
Shamsuddeen Lukman Abubakar
SA Communications to His Excellency the Governor of Bauchi State
16th June, 2016
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