Bauchi State governor, Bala Mohammed, has awarded a company in which he is a director a shady contract worth N3.6 billion, in clear contravention of Code of Conduct and Public Procurement laws, PREMIUM TIMES can report.
The former minister of the Federal Capital Territory was elected governor of the northeastern state in a poll that was seen as a referendum against the then incumbent Mohammed Abubakar who sought a second term. The controversial contract is among government contracts awarded by the governor prior to constituting the state executive council.
The Code of Conduct law, in sections 5 and 6, also bars public officers from putting themselves in positions of conflict of interest and disallows them from partaking in any business other than farming.The governor, according to documents seen by PREMIUM TIMES, awarded the contract in anticipation of the requisite state executive council approval.
Two other companies, according to the correspondence, quoted N3,740,000,000 and N3,911,000,000 respectively. Insiders, however, said the then commissioner of finance in the state, Nura Soro, had raised questions on aspects of the contracts leading to stepping down of the issue at the maiden council meeting.
Little is known about Mr Bawa and the company as online searches and findings in Bauchi could not provide any useful clue as the company has no website or any social media account. Curiously, around the time of the contract award, Adda Nigeria Limited filed a notification to the CAC on August 1, 2019, appointing a close friend of Mr Mohammed, Abdullahi Yari, as its company secretary.
Another curious aspect is the number of vehicles, which had to be jerked up to tally with the revised cost. An official document seen by our reporter shows that a Toyota Hilux van included among the vehicles to be bought has its market price stated as N15 million with a contract price of N19 million.
I have documents of similar contract also awarded, DM me with your email and i will forward them to you for verification
Disgusting, disgraceful, demeaning
The looters never tried they will continue to loot till Nigeria is totally dead.
Bala is back again. 😁😁
PDP remains PDP....just imagine people are dying in object poverty with illiteracy and hunger..someone is planning to buy cars. I just pity my people
That pdp member for you