Ex-Senate President Lawan denies misappropriating fund meant for Gashua Water Supply in Yobe

Former President of the Nigerian Senate, Dr. Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan has denies report in certain sections of the media that he misappropriated funds meant for the Gashua Water Supply project in Yobe State, describing the report as spurious and unfounded.

Lawan said the claims against him wasn’t just malicious, but deliberately orchestrated by desperate politicians in the State to smear his impeccable reputation, recalling how he has spent over 25 years in the National Assembly without any blemish.

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In a statement his Media Adviser, Izrel Tabiowo on Friday in Abuja, he noted that not even when he was Chairman of critical Committees which he carried out investigations has any been able to link him fraud or graft, wondering now that the 2027 is approaching that such claims were coming up against him.

He said: “For over 25 years of distinguished service as a Member of the National Assembly, Senator Lawan has maintained an unblemished record of integrity, transparency, and accountability.

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“At no point in his long and illustrious career has he been summoned or investigated by any anti-graft agency in Nigeria. His sterling credentials earned him the rare privilege of serving as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Public Accounts in both the 6th and 7th Senate under the leadership of the respected former Senate President, Senator David Mark.

“During his tenure as Chairman of this critical oversight committee, Senator Lawan spearheaded rigorous investigations into government expenditures, ensuring judicious use of public funds.

“ Notably, not once was he ever associated with financial impropriety, a fact that underscores the absurdity of these baseless allegations.

Lawan said, he has nothing to do with the unfortunate Gashua Water Supply Project, which has become the subject of politically motivated falsehoods, in terms of disbursement or managing its fund in any capacity.

Giving reasons he included the water project in the national budget in 2021, Lawn said: “Like any responsive representative, he facilitated the inclusion of the project in the 2021 budget in response to a dire public health emergency — rising cases of kidney diseases in Gashua and surrounding communities, which medical experts linked to contaminated water sources.

According to him, he intervened in the water project in the interest of his constituents, a duty he has always upheld with the utmost sense of responsibility.

The project in question, which has been successfully completed was commissioned and handed over to the Yobe state government on Tuesday, 6th of May, 2025, by the Honourable Minister of Water Resources, Engr. Prof. Joseph Terlumun Utsev, who represented President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, at the event.

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