Taraba South Senator Jimkuta, PDP candidate clash over alleged N500m fund
Senator representing Taraba South Senatorial District in the National Assembly, David Jimkuta, has denied allegations that he received N500 million earmarked for women’s empowerment programmes in the zone. Jimkuta, through the Director-General of his campaign organisation, Garleya Gambo Suntai, described the allegation by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senatorial candidate for Taraba South,…
In a clash over alleged financial misconduct, Taraba South Senator David Jimkuta has denied claims by Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senatorial candidate Dr Jessy Adi Ashimate that he received N500 million earmarked for women's empowerment programmes in the region. According to Garleya Gambo Suntai, Jimkuta's campaign director, the allegation is false and misleading, stating that neither the government nor any organisation had ever provided Jimkuta with the said amount for women's empowerment.
Ashimate had previously announced during the start of his campaign that he accused Jimkuta of withholding N500 million allocated for women's empowerment in southern Taraba, with N250 million supposedly budgeted twice for training and empowerment of women through the senator. Ashimate questioned the lack of any training for women in the southern zone, and alleged that official records suggested that the project was ongoing despite the absence of a training programme.
Suntai challenged Ashimate to provide evidence to support his claim, including specifics about the alleged allocation and its distribution.
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