Taraba Crisis: Banks Shun Cheques Signed By Taraba Acting Governor
Taraba State Deputy Governor Garba Umar
Banks are rejecting Taraba State
transactions done by Deputy Governor Garba Umar. They have not honoured
cheques tendered by the deputy governor seeking withdrawals from the
treasury since ailing Governor Danbaba Suntai returned on August 25.
Umar,
on Thursday, told banks that government’s financial transactions should
be honoured only if they are in tandem with the provisions of the law. He
said: “The instruments must contain verifiable signature of the
Executive Governor of Taraba, Danbaba Suntai and verifiable signature of
Alhaji Garba Umar, the Acting Governor of Taraba State.”
But
a source said that a bank dishonoured a cheque tendered for withdrawal.
The source said for now, the deputy governor can only make withdrawals
from his personal accounts.
The state’s monthly
federal allocations are channeled through Zenith Bank. The state also
operates a Local Government Joint Account with United Bank for Africa
(UBA). Over N23.3 billion is in the state’s treasury, it was learnt.
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