Katsina Governor, Masari, Voted N500m To APC Convention In 2018 Despite State Being One Of The Poorest In Nigeria

In a letter dated May 29, 2018 and signed by Political Adviser to the governor, Aliyu Hamisu, the state’s Accountant-General was ordered to release the money as part of the state’s contribution to the party’s convention that year.

Report from SaharaReporters shows how Katsina State governor, Aminu Masari, ordered the release of N500m to the National Convention Committee of the All Progressives Congress in 2018.

In a letter dated May 29, 2018 and signed by Political Adviser to the governor, Aliyu Hamisu, the state’s Accountant-General was ordered to release the money as part of the state’s contribution to the party’s convention that year.

The letter reads, “I am directed to convey approval for the release of N500,000, 000 only to the Special Adviser, Political, to enable the office extend KTSG assistance and donation to the National Convention Committee to enable it carry out the national convention at FCT, Abuja.”