Security Vote: Kwara Spent N15bn In 15 Years – EFCC - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 12, 2019
The Zonal Head of the Economic and Financial CrimesCommission, EFCC in Kwara State, Isyaku Sharu has said that past governors ofthe state spent a total sum of 15 billion naira, which they collected as securityvotes between 2003 and 2018.
Sharu, who spoke during the 26th edition of theMedia Parliament Lecture of the Kwara State Council of the Nigeria Union ofJournalists, NUJ held in Ilorin, also said that the funds were spent to settlesecurity personnel, who used to hang around the governors.
Stressing that corruption had become endemic in thecountry; he said the EFCC was established in the state due to severalcomplaints from the people.
Sharu added that in the course of carrying out itsassignment in the state, the commission noticed with great disappointment thatthe people of Kwara State were sometimes scared of exposing the corrupt and badeggs amongst them.He said that, in spite of the obstacle, thestate branch of the EFCC was able to secure 26 convictions, recovered severalproperties ranging from hotels, plazas, residential houses, fleet of cars andhundreds of millions of naira in cash, which were all forfeited to the FederalGovernment