Nyako’s self-righteous assertion
From a disheartening heart I can’t stand to admit what the former Governor of Adamawa State, Murtala Hammanyero Nyako said during the 2-Day Summit on, “Rethinking the Security and Development Agenda for Northern Nigeria,” organized by the Sir Ahmadu Bello Foundation in Kaduna.
The former governor, who was the chairman of the occasion, said he received only N45billion when he served as the governor of Adamawa state.
For Nyako to have said that only N45billion was given to him on the over seven years as a governor of Adamawa State is to say categorically that the former governor is a deceiver whose character of deceit depicted at a draft of white paper on the report of Justice Bobbo Umar Judicial commission of inquiry into the finances and human resources management of Adamawa State Government from June 2007 to June, 2014 where the erstwhile Governor (Nyako) was the seating chief accounting officer.
In the report of the commission of inquiry, many findings discovered that the Ministry of Finance gave the accrued revenue of N461,978,392,597.35 whereas the state Accountant General gave the figure of N543,828,870,129.56 for the period of June, 2007 to June, 2014.
The two figures have shown that a difference of N81,850,477,532.21 is suspected to have been siphoned during the regime of the said governor.
It’s radically disgusting for the believed noble man of Nyako’s worth to informed hundreds of people gathered for what they thought to be dignifying but end up given an unpardonable lie that he collected only ‘N45 billion’ as against N543,828,870,129.56 billion received during his tenure as a governor.
His life style as governor turned the state to a state of financial despair if N45 billion was what he got as against N543,828,870,129.56.
Based on Justice Bobbo Umar’s report, many people will be inquisitive to ask this question: Where is the balance of over N750 billion? It’s indeed conspicuous to say that Nyako has played Nigerians and as a matter of fact, his statement at that programme portrays a failing glory of Nigerian retired military officers, serving and former governors and to every well-meaning and respected people of not only Adamawa State but Nigeria as a country.
From 2008-2014 when Nyako’s purported impeachment took place, the state received an average of N3billion monthly from the federation account. The increase in receipts by the state under Nyako from the previous ones was because of the high price of crude oil which was over 114 USD per barrel. The estimated funds received by Governor Nyako’s government were N450b from the federation account.
At this point one will be allowed to say that Nyako was inconsistent with the truth. His administration was full of financial irregularities which need to be investigated by EFCC and other anti-graft agencies to ascertain the true status of his administration and the money he claimed he received, which contradicted the draft white paper on the report of Justice Bobbo Umar judicial commission of inquiry into the finances and human resources management of Adamawa State Government.
It is also instructive to say that the glory of some of our leaders is weathered. Our leaders, elder statesmen and elders cannot say the truth even if it means saying it to fall into trouble. I see a serious decay. Adamu Alkali Baraka, Abuja.