…calls on electorate to beware of candidates with questionable character and lacks integrity.
By: Our Correspondent
The Kaduna State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Hon. Felix Hassan Hyat has berated the Governorship Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Hon. Jonathan Asake for misappropriating funds donated by Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike to the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Southern Kaduna.
Speaking on a live radio interview on Salama 98.1FM, Kafanchan and lnvicta 98.9 FM, Kaduna monitored by The News lcon over the weekend, Hyat accused Asake, who was the then SOKAPU’s President for misappropriating part of the N120 million meant for the IDPs in Southern Kaduna region.
It would be recalled that Governor Wike, following the incessant killings in some parts of Kaduna, especially in Birnin Gwari and Southern Kaduna, had donated the sum of N200 million to be shared in order to augment the plight of the victims, and over 25,000 lDPs in Southern Kaduna region who suffered attacks over the years.
Hyat disclosed that out of the N200 million, SOKAPU through Asake received the sum of N120 million because of the peculiarity of the attacks in Southern Kaduna region, while other parts of the state got N80 million through the Jama’a Nasir lslam (JNI).
According to Hyat who is also Chairman, PDP Chairmen’s Forum, a detailed template was given on how the money should be shared among the affected Local Government Areas based on the quantum of the attacks they suffered.
However, Hyat explained further that while the JNI complied with the template given to them on how to share the monies, SOKAPU flagrantly refused to utilized it. Rather, they formulated a sharing formula that was not inclusive, adding they refused to carry along stakeholders that were captured in the template given, but spent the sum of N60 million for the purchase of sundry relief materials and sanitary parts, contrary to the priority needs of IDPs.
Speaking on the forth coming election, he called on the electorate to be ware of candidates with questionable character that lacks integrity in positions of leadership, but to vote in leaders with capacity for delivery and accountability.
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