Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State on Monday inaugurated a committee to investigate the sale of government property from 2011 to May 2015 in the state.
The governor said at the inauguration in Katsina that the decision was not to witchhunt his predecessor but to ensure transparency and accountability in the sale of the property.
The governor said the decision followed series of complaints by people of the state that the former administration constructed and sold over 1,000 houses in Katsina and Abuja.
He expressed concern on “how the administration could construct those houses and sell them to individuals at give-away prices without profit to the state government”.
Masari said the committee would assist in setting the records straight.
He said: “We are going to investigate whether due process was followed on the matter and we will also know the beneficiaries of the houses.”
The Chairman of the committee, Alhaji Mansur Kurfi, thanked the government for appointing them to serve the state in that capacity.
Kurfi assured the committee would discharge its duties with fairness and justice.
In a related development, the governor had also inaugurated a committee to draw up white paper on the report of the transition committee.
Masari said the committee would summarise the entire work of the transition committee, which would be published for the public to see.
The Chairman of the committee, Alhaji Tukur Jikamshi, assured the governor that members would discharge their duties with fairness and justice.
The governor also on Monday swore in the newly appointed Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Mustapha Inuwa.
NAN.