He proposed that the N4.9 billion that he was accused of stealing, or roughly N52 million, might have been his monthly security vote spread over eight years. He emphasized that Adamawa State received N114.8 billion from the Federation account during his term, of which about N39 billion was used for wages, leave, transportation subsidies, and other ongoing costs. These specifics are available to the general public.
According to what he said in a report by Vanguard News, “How could I have embezzled N93bn out of a total receipt of about N114.8bn in eight years? The money I was being prosecuted for (about 52 million) could have passed for my monthly security vote for 8 years, which would have amounted to N4.9 billion. These facts have been in the public domain. It might interest you to know that in my eight years in government, Adamawa State receipt from the Federation account was N114.8bn, out of which about N39bn was spent on salaries, leave and transport grants, and other recurrent expenditures.” CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
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