23rd August, 2014
The Justice Bobbo Umar Panel in Adamawa has invited all former Commissioners for Local Government Affairs under former Governor Murtala Nyako to appear before it.
NAN reports that the panel was set up by Adamawa acting governor, Alhaji Ahmadu Fintiri, to probe the activities of the Nyako administration.
The panel issued the invitation on Friday when, Kennedy Dauda, the incumbent Permanent Secretary, concluded his submission on financial activities of the ministry.
It also invited all former Permanent Secretaries in the ministry and former 21 local government chairmen who served between June 2007 and June 2014 to appear before the panel on Saturday.
In another development, the state Accountant-General, Malam Mohammed Nasir, has been suspended.
A statement by the Commissioner for Finance, Rogers Nathan, said Nasir should hand over to Mrs Augustina Wadamihya, the most senior staff .
NAN reports that Nasir on Friday appeared before the probe panel on the activities of his office under the Nyako administration.