{"id":156750,"date":"2025-03-25T22:13:06","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T21:13:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/cnpp-demands-probe-into-alleged-diversion-of-kaduna-lg-funds"},"modified":"2025-04-04T13:22:58","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T12:22:58","slug":"cnpp-demands-probe-into-alleged-diversion-of-kaduna-lg-funds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/economy\/cnpp-demands-probe-into-alleged-diversion-of-kaduna-lg-funds","title":{"rendered":"CNPP demands probe into alleged diversion of Kaduna LG funds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP), Kaduna State Chapter has called on the Kaduna State House of Assembly to set up an independent investigative committee to probe allegations of diversion of local government funds leveled against Governor Uba Sani by his predecessor, Nasir El-Rufai.<\/p>\n<p>El-Rufai recently accused Governor Uba Sani of allegedly diverting local government funds to acquire properties in the Seychelles, South Africa, and the United Kingdom, sparking public concerns over transparency and accountability in governance.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing a press conference in Kaduna, CNPP\u2019s Publicity Secretary, Ambassador Sanin Yaya, stressed that local government funds are constitutionally protected for grassroots development, and any misappropriation constitutes a breach of public trust.<\/p>\n<p>He urged the Kaduna State House of Assembly to launch an immediate, impartial, and transparent probe into the allegations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll relevant stakeholders, including former Governor El-Rufai, Governor Uba Sani, the Commissioner for Local Government, and Local Government Chairmen, should be summoned for questioning,\u201d Yaya stated.<\/p>\n<p>According to CNPP, available data indicates that no local government receives allocations close to \u20a650 million, as alleged. The group further pointed out that projects worth over \u20a612 billion in Zone 2 remain unaccounted for, while questioning disproportionate allocation removals across Zones 1, 2, and 3, allegedly under the guise of project execution.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe CNPP possesses documented evidence to substantiate these claims and urges the state government to address these irregularities with urgency,\u201d Yaya added.<\/p>\n<p>While demanding a thorough probe, CNPP condemned El-Rufai over his remarks referring to Kaduna State House of Assembly members as \u201cilliterates\u201d, arguing that such statements undermine democratic institutions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile CNPP supports robust public discourse, we reject the use of derogatory language aimed at ridiculing elected lawmakers. Describing them as \u2018illiterates\u2019 is disrespectful and erodes public confidence in democracy,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n<p>The group called on El-Rufai to retract his statement and apologize to both the Assembly and the people of Kaduna State. It also urged the lawmakers to rise above provocation and demonstrate their commitment to justice by conducting a credible investigation.<\/p>\n<p>CNPP further urged anti-graft agencies, including the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC), to closely monitor the situation and intervene if evidence of corruption emerges.<\/p>\n<p>As public pressure mounts, all eyes remain on the Kaduna State House of Assembly to determine whether a formal probe will commence into the allegations against Governor Uba Sani.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP), Kaduna State Chapter has called on the Kaduna State House of Assembly to set up an independent investigative committee to probe allegations of diversion of local government funds leveled against Governor Uba Sani by his predecessor, Nasir El-Rufai. El-Rufai recently accused Governor Uba Sani of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":156749,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,15,29,28,2660],"tags":[16556,1048,1486,254,16557],"class_list":["post-156750","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-economy","category-head-lines","category-homepage-english","category-to-homepage","tag-chikun-local-government-area-of-kaduna-state","tag-kaduna-state","tag-nasir-el-rufai","tag-nigeria","tag-parties-cnpp"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>CNPP demands probe into alleged diversion of Kaduna LG funds - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP), Kaduna State Chapter has called on the Kaduna State House of Assembl ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/economy\/cnpp-demands-probe-into-alleged-diversion-of-kaduna-lg-funds\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"CNPP demands probe into alleged diversion of Kaduna LG funds\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP), Kaduna State Chapter has called on the Kaduna State House of Assembl ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/economy\/cnpp-demands-probe-into-alleged-diversion-of-kaduna-lg-funds\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-03-25T21:13:06+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-04-04T12:22:58+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/sm_1742928384.478481.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/economy\/cnpp-demands-probe-into-alleged-diversion-of-kaduna-lg-funds#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/economy\/cnpp-demands-probe-into-alleged-diversion-of-kaduna-lg-funds\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"CNPP demands probe into alleged diversion of Kaduna LG funds\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-03-25T21:13:06+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-04-04T12:22:58+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/economy\/cnpp-demands-probe-into-alleged-diversion-of-kaduna-lg-funds\"},\"wordCount\":410,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/economy\/cnpp-demands-probe-into-alleged-diversion-of-kaduna-lg-funds#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/sm_1742928384.478481.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State\",\"Kaduna State\",\"Nasir El-Rufai\",\"Nigeria\",\"Parties (CNPP)\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Economy\",\"head lines\",\"homepage-english\",\"to-homepage\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/economy\/cnpp-demands-probe-into-alleged-diversion-of-kaduna-lg-funds#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/economy\/cnpp-demands-probe-into-alleged-diversion-of-kaduna-lg-funds\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/economy\/cnpp-demands-probe-into-alleged-diversion-of-kaduna-lg-funds\",\"name\":\"CNPP demands probe into alleged diversion of Kaduna LG funds - 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