Fraud: Lawmakers summon Buhari’s minister over N852m fund

– Ex-governor gets 13-day ultimatum to appear before Ekiti Assembly members

– Lawmaker believes Fayemi will appear before them to explain

– Fayemi denies allegations, blames Fayose instead

Nigeria’s minister of solid minerals, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has been issued a 13-day notice to appear before the Ekiti state House of Assembly over the misappropriation of N852 million.

The immediate past governor of Ekiti state is asked to explain the allegations surrounding the said amount which was accessed from the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) fund during his tenure as the governor.

The Punch reports that the lawmakers took the decision during its plenary on Wednesday, March 9, presided over by the Speaker, Kola Oluwawole.

Fayemi has been asked to appear before the House on March 22 to give detailed explanation of how the monies were spent.

Tunji Akinyele, who moved the motion, said the misappropriated UBEC fund was the reason the state was blacklisted by the commission.had caused the state to be blacklisted by the commission.

Akinyele who doubles as the leader of government business, told journalists after the plenary that. “I am sure that Dr Kayode Fayemi, as a law-abiding citizen, will appear before the Assembly to explain how his government expended the fund.”

In an earlier statement by his Yinka Oyebode, his special assistant on media, Fayemi, claimed that the Governor Ayodele Fayose’s administration should be held responsible for the blacklisting.

“The Fayose government is to blame for this. Its crude approach to governance, careless utterances and verbal threats to financial institutions shortly after the June 21, 2014 election made many banks to review their relationships with the state.

“The issue of diversion does not occur, the bank simply withdrew its support because of the negative signal it got from the Fayose administration. So, Fayose should be blamed for everything,” he said.

Fayemi was also recently suggested as one of the underperforming ministers whom President Muhammadu Buhari may soon replace.

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