A review of the 2023 report of the Kano State Auditor-General revealed that the state government paid the sum of ₦1,172,621,765.00 (N1.17 billion) to “unknown suppliers” to power streetlights in the state capital between May to September 2023.
Abdullahi Ganduje, the current national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), governed the state from May 2015 to May 2023, when he was succeeded by the incumbent governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf of the New Nigeria People’s Party.
The Auditor-General’s report noted that the state paid almost N1.2 billion to companies without any verifiable profiles to supply 974,460.00 litres of diesel to power metropolitan streetlights.
The report stated further that the transaction proceeded without any formal contracts or engagement letters validating it.
“It was verified that from May to September 2023, the Quantity of Diesel (AGO) supplied for powering Metropolitan streetlight stood at 974,460.00 litres of Diesel (AGO) with cumulative value of ₦1,172,621,765.00,” the report states.
The report continues: “There were no details of the suppliers and the Quantity supplied to the Task Force in the file presented for Audit examination.
“There was no documentation referencing the Quantity supplied been taken on charge by the store officer and no distribution schedule designed for the streetlight generators accordingly.
“Signed contract agreements between the client and the suppliers were not presented for Audit.
“All efforts to receive and examine records/documents regarding the Task Force expenditures, supplies and payments were unsuccessful.”
SaharaReporters had also reported how the government paid the sum of N882,980,132.76 to “unknown companies” to supply 769,845 litres of fuel (AGO/PMS) to the Government House and other institutions.
