Barely 18 days to the end of his tenure, the Governor of Taraba State, Darius Ishaku, has approved N2 billion for the purchase of luxury vehicles for himself, his deputy and their wives A source at the meeting, who asked not to be named for the fear of being victimised, told PREMIUM TIMES that the approval was made during the last State Executive Council (SEC) precided by Mr Ishaku.
“Governor Darius Ishaku in our last SEC meeting asked the council to approve a memo he presented for the purchase of vehicles for himself, his deputy and their wives and it was speedily approved without any argument,” he said.
He said the SEC argued that since Mr Darius and his deputy assumed office in 2019, they have been using old vehicles they inherited from their predecessors,as such, they deserve new vehicles from the state.
Our source explained that from the document presented by the governor, the governor and his wife will get over N1.3 billion while the deputy and his wife were given over N750 million for the same purpose.
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