Sacked Umar Ready To Testify Against Adamawa Governor Over N580m Vehicles Purchased By Him

The sacked director general of the Adamawa State Public Procurement Bureau, Abba Umar, has said he is ready to testify against Governor James Ngilari, who sacked him, arrested and detained him for doing his job by questioning how the funds for some projects were utilised. While speaking with journalists over the phone, Umar said he is ready to testify against his administration, “I am ready to testify before EFCC if called to do so on the government contracts awarded in contravention of
public procurement law and how I queried such contracts leading to my sack, arrest and detention on the orders of the government for doing my job,” he said. He explained how he queried contracts that did not follow due process such as the purchase of 50 Hilux vans at the cost of N400m and two bullet proof SUVs at the cost of N180 million. Other contracts he questioned included the printing of calendar and diaries, revitalization of the state television, printing of account books for local governments and development areas, procurement of official vehicles for commissioners and installation of street lights in some streets of Yola amongst others. The Adamawa House of Assembly have however called on the state government to reinstate the sacked director and also called on EFCC to look into the matter, but Ngilari’s administration is yet to call the sacked director back.