Nigeria, April 17 -- The Kaduna State House of Assembly has constituted an ad hoc committee to investigate all financial transactions, loans, grants, and project executions by the state government between 2015 and 2023.

This development comes on the heels of Governor Uba Sani's statement at a recent town hall meeting that the state is grappling with a debt burden of $587 million, N85 billion and N115 billion contractual liabilities left behind by the administration of former Governor Nasir El-Rufai.

The disclosure sparked a debate on the debts, prompting calls for scrutiny of key officials involved in loan procurement, project execution, and fund utilisation.

Responding to these demands, the House asked the committee to summon prominen...