The commission of inquiry set up by Governor Hyacinth Alia to investigate the income and expenditure of the Benue State Government from May 29, 2015, to May 28, 2023, said it has commenced collection of memoranda.
In a statement signed by Justice Taiwo O. Taiwo (retrd) and Dr. Abraham Gberindyer on Friday, the commission said all memoranda, which are to be addressed to the chairman, should be in 11 hard copies and 1 soft copy.
According to the statement, such mail should reach the commission at Court 6, opposite Nigeria Immigration Service Command, Makurdi not later than 14 days from May 10, 2024.
The Commission is to, among others, identify the income of the Benue State Government from May 29, 2015, to May 28, 2023; look into the expenditure and utilisation of the income of Benue State from May 29, 2015, to May 28, 2023; identify all the Benue State bank accounts and examine the propriety or otherwise of the transactions in the accounts from May 29, 2015, to May 28, 2023.
The commission is also to identify the loans taken by the Benue State Government from May 29, 2015, to May 28, 2023, and ascertain the appropriateness of the utilisation, interest charged on the loans and the possible abuses thereof.
Others are to identify the loans given out by the Benue State Government, the alleged waivers and the possible abuses thereof, as well as identify the special interventions, including but not limited to the Bailout Funds, Paris Club Refunds received by the Benue State Government from May 29, 2015, to May 28, 2023, and their application thereof.
The Commission is to further determine the internally generated revenue and the utilisation of same and identify cases of misappropriation, abuse, misuse and diversion of Benue State funds from May 29, 2015, to May 28, 2023, and such persons that were involved in the misappropriation.
It is also expected to Identify all the contracts that were issued by the Benue State Government from May 29, 2015, to May 28, 2023, and examine whether due process was followed in issuing such contracts and whether such contracts were actually executed
