Taraba South Senator Jimkuta, PDP candidate clash over alleged N500m fund

Senator representing Taraba South Senatorial District successful the National Assembly, David Jimkuta, has denied allegations that helium received N500 cardinal earmarked for women’s empowerment programmes successful the zone.

Jimkuta, done the Director-General of his run organisation, Garleya Gambo Suntai, described the allegation by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senatorial campaigner for Taraba South, Dr Jessy Adi Ashimate, arsenic false, baseless and misleading.

Suntai, successful a connection connected Monday, said neither the authorities nor immoderate organisation had astatine immoderate clip handed Jimkuta N500 cardinal for women’s empowerment.

Ashimate had, during the commencement of his run at the weekend, accused the legislator of allegedly withholding N500 cardinal allocated for the empowerment of women crossed confederate Taraba.

According to the PDP candidate, N250 cardinal was budgeted doubly for the grooming and empowerment of women successful the senatorial territory done the senator.

“For the women successful the confederate zone, determination was a fund of N250 cardinal 2 times that was expected to beryllium utilized for your grooming done the senator. Was determination immoderate training?” Ashimate asked.

He further alleged that authoritative records indicated that the task was ongoing contempt what helium described arsenic the lack of the c...