It
has been recently reported that Acting Governor of Taraba State, Alhaji
Garba Umar has sacked five commissioners, the Secretary to the State
Government (SSG) and two special advisers.
According
to reports, they have been relieved of their respective posts due to
their inability to account for the N400m flood fund released to the
state by the federal government as relief to the victims of 2012 flood.
The
sack followed a resolution by the State House of Assembly which
fingered the affected persons in the mismanagement of the N400 million
intervention fund released to Taraba State by the federal government for
victims of the 2012 flood disasters.
Those
affected include the SSG, Ambassador Emmanuel Njiwah; five
commissioners, Anthony Jellason, Commissioner for Agriculture; Rebo
Usman, Commissioner for Water Resources and Rural Development; Yakubu
Agbaizo, Commissioner for Education; Charity Green, Commissioner for
Women Affairs and Child Development and Jonah Agyo, Commissioner for
Works.
The
two special advisers are Joshua Augustine, special adviser on Revenue
Matters, and Mannaseh D. Kaura, special adviser on Boarder Development.
A
statement from the chief press secretary to the acting governor, Kefas
Sule, said the affected officials were removed following a resolution by
the Taraba State House of Assembly at its sitting on Monday, July 8,
2013, adding that they were all indicted by the House for failing to
properly account for the fund which was released to them.
According
to him, the House established that the flood disaster relief
administration in the state was politicised, mismanaged and reduced to
an avenue where privileged persons who were involved in the management
of the funds played roles which undermined the thrust of their offices.
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