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The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Fee has launched a discreet investigation into an alleged rip-off surrounding the just lately inaugurated road hawkers empowerment scheme by the state authorities.
The 465 road hawkers empowerment scheme, unveiled final Wednesday fifth June,2024 aimed to spice up native entrepreneurship by offering every beneficiary with N50,000.
Nonetheless, the initiative has come underneath scrutiny following allegations that some people tried to use the programme for private positive aspects.
Viral movies circulating final week confirmed teams of youths who have been reportedly not among the many initially chosen beneficiaries.
The people have been allegedly dropped at the venue by a 3rd occasion, impersonating these on the official record, and picked up the N50,000 grants.
In accordance with younger males within the video, after receiving the cash, the impersonators have been coerced into handing over N45,000 every to the one who orchestrated their participation, leaving them with solely N5,000.
Chairman of the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Fee, Barrister Muhuyi Magaji Rimingado, on Sunday confirmed that the fee had commenced an investigation into the allegations.
“We’ve really begun an investigation into this empowerment scheme and others to make sure that the culprits are dropped at e book.
“I can guarantee you that irrespective of who’s concerned, they’ll face justice as no stone might be left unturned,” Rimingado said.
The fee is scrutinising the scheme underneath Sections 21, 22, and 23 of the regulation establishing the fee, which offers with fraudulent actions and misappropriation of funds.
Rimingado emphasised that the fee’s efforts should not aimed toward concentrating on particular people or teams, however are a part of broader efforts to research actions from each the previous and present administrations.
The chairman additionally known as on the general public to help the fee with info that might improve its investigations.
He additional assured informants of their confidentiality and inspired them to proceed supporting the fee’s anti-corruption efforts.