PDP seeks EFCC probe of Sokoto’s N30b street fencing project

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Sokoto State has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate Governor Ahmed Aliyu’s administration over the N30 billion street fencing project in Sokoto metropolis.

The party described the project as reckless and a waste of public funds, urging an immediate probe into the financial practices of the state government.

The party also pointed to the N1.2 billion spent on repairing 25 boreholes as another example of mismanagement.

In a statement signed by its Public Relations Officer, Hassan Sahabi Sanyinawal, on Wednesday, the PDP stated its readiness to face any scrutiny regarding the activities of the immediate past administration of Senator Aminu Waziri Tambuwal.

The call for an EFCC investigation follows a petition by the state government to the Commission of Inquiry over alleged diversion of N16.1 billion in shares by the previous administration, through the state’s investment company.