Zamfara Whistleblower, Aminu Umar (Game) have exposed Scam of over N2 Billion Naira diverted by the Zamfara State Governor, Bello and his wife, First lady Aisha Bello Matawalle.
He said this on Wednesday, 23rd February, 2022.
Aminu who is the Press Secretary to deputy governor Mahdi Aliyu Gusau disclosed that, the state governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle releases the sum of Two hundred million Naira monthly for schools feeding even as the schools were shutdown in August 2021 and reopened in January, 2022. From September, 2021 to January 2022 One Billion Naira (N1Billion) was withdrawn from the coffers of the State government and no Food was given to the students.
Game-Game emphasized that, the state governor Bello Matawalle approves and receives alerts of all government transactions which indicated that he is fully aware about the money.
He said, even the Governor’s wife and first lady of the state has in the name of fighting COVID-19 received Thirty Six Million Naira (N36,000,000.00) from the state ministry of Health with name of “production of 100,000 reusable facemasks for the state government through the state ministry of health which is saddled with the responsibility of the fight against Corona Virus Pandemic” as stated in the memo the Governor approved the payment (copy attached).
The PPS said, the facemasks were neither being produced nor distributed as claimed in the letter requesting the payment signed by the former commissioner of Health, Yahaya Muhammad Kanoma and subsequently approved by the state governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle.
He added that, the Junior brother to the Governor, Aminu Maradun has collected the sum of Eight Hundred Million Naira (N800,000,000.00) from the state ministry of finance disguised in the name of buying Gold for the state government which nothing to show in that regard.
Aminu Umar added that, all this misappropriation and diversion were coming up when the State government deliberately refused to settle examination fees with the WAEC and NECO since 2019 to date thereby pushing the affected students in an uncertainty and crippled the educational system of the state.
He therefore challenge the Governor to explain whereabout of the money of the state battling with insecurity, hunger and poor leadership.
