As of effort to recover stolen state properties, the Bauchi state government, has recovered a total of 22 cars from three wives of the former governor, Isa Yuguda.
In a statement made available by the chairman of the transition committee,Senator Mohammed Mohammed,he stated that the recovered possession was in line with the mandate to recover all items obtained against due process by the past government in the state.
The statement read in part: “We have so far, recovered a total of 22 cars from the wives of the former Governor, Isa Yuguda. We recovered 11 cars from his first wife, seven from the second wife and four from the third wife. We are yet to recover the remaining cars from his fourth wife who is currently out of the country.
“We will ensure that whoever is in possession of government properties will be forced to return them. We urge public servants and the general public, especially those involved in the disposal and allocation of the property in question to cooperate with the committee for the effective discharge of its assignment.”
Governor Mohammed Abubakar had promised to recover all funds looted by the immediate past administration in the state.