Yuguda vows to takes legal action against Bauchi govt over report of asset recovery committee

Former governor Bauchi State, Alhaji Isa Yuguda has said he will sue the state’s recovery committee that indicted him and another ex-leader of the state for allegedly taking over N1 trillion.

Describing the allegations against Yuguda as baseless, a former commissioner in the state under the Isa Yuguda administration, Mr. Salisu Barau, said that his principal will take legal action to clear his name.

The former commissioner noted that he saw the report on social media but kept quiet because he considers it as one of the political gimmicks from the Bauchi State government, adding that this was a ploy to distract the people so the government can continue in their maladministration.

According to Salisu, the money the state government claims was carted away by the previous administrations does not reflect the reality.

It will be recalled, according to reports earlier by another media that the Bauchi State governor allegedly ordered the arrest of two of his predecessors, Isa Yuguda and Mohammed Abubakar.

The former governors were accused of looting properties and assets belonging to the state government worth over a trillion naira during their administrations.

Governor Bala Mohammed had given the indication after receiving a report from the state’s asset recovery committee.

In a related development, the Bauchi State governor has said his priority is not to investigate his predecessor, Mohammed Abubakar.

Governor Mohammed, however, noted that he would not hesitate to arrest his immediate predecessor if anything is found against him, while pointing out that he became the most investigated person after he left office as Minister of the FCT.