The immediate past Governor of
Plateau state, Jonah Jang, has
said the allegation that he left
the state’s treasury empty is
false.
Mr. Jang’s successor,
Governor Simon Lalong, had set
up a transition committee to
review the financial situation of
the state.
The administration
subsequently accused Mr. Jang
of having looted state funds and
emptying the treasury.
Mr. Jang said Saturday this is a
lie and accused the committee
and Mr. Lalong of vendetta.
“The committees have shown
that they were deliberately
selected and made up of persons
that have grudges with the
immediate past administration,”
Mr. Jang said.
“For example, Mr. Emmanuel
Agati, Mr Shem Damisa, Mr.
Nuhu Madaki, were sent to the
Ministry of Finance.
“Similarly, Prof. John Wade to
the College of Education Gindiri,
and Plateau State University
Bokkos (now Solomon Lar
University) and Mr. Joseph Ari
to PRTVC. Ridiculously, Mr.
Victor Dawurung, a serving staff
of the Plateau State Polytechnic
was assigned to probe his boss.
Which type of report do you
expect?” Mr. Jang said.
Mr. Jang was reacting to the 14-
day ultimatum given him by
Governor Lalong to return
public funds misappropriated
during his tenure or face probe.
He spoke on Friday through his
former Commissioner for
Justice, Olivia Dzayem, in a
press statement made available
to PREMIUM TIMES in Jos.
Mr. Jang insisted that his
administration left the state
with N103 billion debts, and not N222.3
billion as stated by the committee.
According to the former governor, “Lalong
should have set up a more specialized
technical or audit committees to conduct
further investigation. This therefore means
that the report is at its best a draft that
lacks the relevant technical and professional
inputs. How can such a draft report be
implemented?”
The former governor denied that his
administration embezzled the state’s funds
and insisted that monies generated during
his administration were judiciously
managed on landmark projects.
Mr. Jang said the committee was set up to
tarnish his image before the entire world.
“With its clear distortions and manipulation
of facts, aimed at personal vendetta, witch-
hunt and smearing the good name and
achievements of the out gone PDP
Government led by Dr. Jonah David Jang,”
Mr. Jang said.
He denied allegations that his
administration executed lopsided projects
that favoured only his kins.
Earlier, the Special Assistant to Mr. Jang on
media, Pam Ayuba, had told Journalists in
Jos, that his boss was ready to face probe.
Mr. Pam said the Lalong administration has
nothing to offer, and was therefore
desperately looking for public acceptance by
discrediting projects executed by his boss.


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