Ex-Gov Abubakar sold seven vehicles for N19.8 million to himself —Bauchi Recovery Panel

..Says he sold a N150 million armoured jeep to himself for
N7.8 million
…Former govt officials carted away 30 exotic cars, 15
recovered

The Bauchi State Government’s Funds and Assets Recovery
Committee, has alleged that the immediate past Governor of the
State, Mohammed Abubakar, sold to himself seven posh vehicles at
N19, 877, 275 only before leaving office.

Recall that the Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Mohammed, in
fulfilment of his campaign promise inaugurated the Assets and
Property Recovery Committee on 12th July, 2019, with the mandate to
recover all stolen funds and assets belonging to the State.

Speaking at a press conference in Bauchi, the Public Relations
Officer 1 of the Committee flanked by other members, Umar Barau
Ningi, said that the Committee took a firm decision to operate
within the boundaries of laws of the Federation and other enabling
laws enacted by the Bauchi State House of Assembly, in the
discharge of its assignment.

Ningi stated that of the seven posh cars, the former governor
sold one of them, a Land Cruiser Armoured Jeep, with Chassis No.
JTMHX09J9F4089580 for N7,800,000.00 to himself.

“This is a car you can get for about N150 million but the former
governor, Mohammed Abdullahi Abubakar, sold it to himself for just
N7,800,000.00,” he disclosed.

He said that this was in violation of the provisions of Bauchi
State Budget Monitoring, Price Intelligence and Public Procurement
Law (BMPIPP 2008).

Ningi said, “The Committee discovered that the former governor
sold to himself, seven (7) posh vehicles belonging to Bauchi State
Government in violation of provisions of Bauchi State Budget
Monitoring, Price Intelligence and Public Procurement Law (BMPIPP
2008), for the disposal of government assets and/or properties.

“The vehicles are as follows: Land Cruiser V8, with Chassis No.
JTMHX09J8D4050814 sold at the cost N2,800,000.00, Toyota Hilux,
with Chassis No. MROFX22G2F1436641 sold at the cost of
N1,050,000.00 and a Toyota Hilux, with Chassis No.
MROFX22G701415100 sold at the cost of N1,050,000.00.

“Others are a Range Rover (Jeep), with Chassis No.
SALWA2VF3EA366819 sold at the cost of N2,947,875.00, Range Rover
(Jeep), with Chassis No. SALLSAAD4DA800170 sold at the cost of
N2,114,700.00 and Range Rover (Jeep), with Chassis No.
SALLSAAD4DA81373 sold at the cost of N2,114,700.00.”

The Committee’s spokesman said that some officials of the last
administration carted away 30 exotic cars when they left
office.

He disclosed that the Committee has so far recovered 15 of those
vehicles while the remaining are still being traced with the aim of
also recovering them.