Atiku vows to investigate ₦33.75 billion in cash-transfer funds
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- African Democratic Congress presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar pledged to establish an independent expert team to trace ₦33.75 billion in cash-transfer funds.
- The money was reportedly paid to 3.29 million vulnerable Nigerian households, but an audit raised questions about whether beneficiaries received it.
Atiku Abubakar has vowed to investigate ₦33.75 billion reportedly transferred to 3.29 million vulnerable Nigerian households.
The African Democratic Congress presidential candidate said he would constitute an independent team of experts to trace the funds.
His pledge follows an audit report that questioned whether the money actually reached its intended beneficiaries.
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