The Bauchi state house of assembly
has passed a bill to repeal the the law on the recovery of looted public funds
and properties.
The bill was passed on the floor
of the house on Wednesday with 13 members out of 31 in attendance.
Kawuwa Damina, speaker of the
assembly, presided over the plenary where three bills passed through first,
second and third readings without objection.
This is coming less than two
weeks to the end of the tenure of Mohammed Abubakar, governor of the state, who
was defeated during the March governorship election.
The Independent National
Electoral Commissioner (INEC) had declared Bala Mohammed of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP).
In 2017, the governor signed into
law the bill establishing Public Property and Funds Recovery Tribunal 2017
aimed at assisting the government recover all stolen public assets and funds.
The governor had said the
tribunal has the mandate to recover state assets, including properties and
monies stolen by past government officials, civil servants, companies,
individuals and also prosecute looters.
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