Gombe assets recovery panel summons Dankwambo, aides

The Gombe State Recovery Committee has urged the immediate-past governor of the state, Mr Ibrahim Dankwambo, and his aides to appear before it.

The committee said the invitation was for the past administration to account for property it disposed of illegally.

The Chairman of the committee, Group Capt. Peter Bilal (retd), made the call while briefing newsmen on Saturday in Gombe.

He said if they failed to appear, the committee would resort to legal actions to recover the state assets that were reportedly disposed of without due process.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Governor Inuwa Yahaya set up the committee to recover alleged government property improperly disposed of by the administration of Dankwambo.

“We call on Dankwambo, his former commissioner of finance and appointees, including his ADC, principal permanent secretary, chief of staff, to respond to the directive.

“Also, the former security adviser is to appear before the committee and surrender government property in his possession with immediate effect,” he stated.

He alleged that all efforts to get Dankwambo and his aides to account for how the state government property was disposed of and some cash withdrawn from government coffers at the twilight of his administration had failed.

According to him, the committee has recovered some and some beneficiaries voluntarily surrendered theirs.

“So far, the committee recovered some property, including land and vehicles,” he said.

NAN correspondent who visited scene of the recovered property reports that no fewer than 20 vehicles, 35 tricycles and other property were seen.