The Executive Chairman of Gwagwalada Area Council, Hon. Kasim Mohammed, has inaugurated a 15-member Assets and Projects Verification Committee in a sweeping move aimed at strengthening transparency, accountability, and governance within the Council.
The development, however, has already begun generating intense political and administrative reactions within the Council, as the committee’s wide-ranging mandate signals a deep audit of past and ongoing projects, revenue streams, and staffing records covering several years of administration.
At the inauguration ceremony, Hon. Kasim Mohammed charged members of the committee to discharge their duties with diligence, integrity, and uncompromising responsibility, insisting that the exercise is in the overriding interest of the Council and its residents.
The committee is chaired by Engr. Momoh Chide Oguh, with members drawn from technical, legal, administrative, and political backgrounds. Other members include Hon. Halidu Chashe, Dr. Adekunle B. Solomon, Barr. Rabiu Saidu (Esq.), Hon. Umar Faruk Abubakar, Arc. Suleiman Mohammed, Hon. Caleb D. Yakubu, Hon. Adamu Dahiru Danbaba, Zakka Philip Nyizemoh, Hauwa Abubakar (Legal Officer), Yunusa Suleiman (HOD Works), Umar Yabagi, Sani Mohammed Falalu (CNA), Haj. Aminat Ada Alimi, and Remigius Ezenwa.
The Secretariat is composed of Umar Abdullah Yunusa as Secretary and Adams Simon Olaoluwa as Administrative Officer.
According to the terms of reference, the committee is expected to identify and compile a comprehensive inventory of all ongoing and completed Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects, ascertain the current status and level of execution of all Council projects, and document all Council assets and liabilities.
It is also mandated to verify budgetary allocations and capital project appropriations from 2022 to 2026, review all revenue consultants and partners engaged by the Council within the period under review, and assess revenue collections, remittances, and possible leakages in internally generated revenue.
In addition, the committee will examine employment records and nominal rolls covering the last quarter of 2025 and the first quarter of 2026, a move observers say could expose irregularities in staffing and payroll systems.
The Chairman further directed that any staff member who obstructs or refuses to cooperate with the committee should be reported directly to his office for disciplinary action, stressing that no individual will be allowed to undermine the assignment.
Responding on behalf of the committee, Chairman Engr. Momoh Chide Oguh assured the Council leadership of the team’s readiness to carry out a thorough and unbiased verification exercise, noting that the initiative reflects a renewed push for accountability and institutional discipline.
The committee is expected to submit its findings and recommendations within six weeks of inauguration, a timeline that places the Council on edge as stakeholders await the outcome of what is expected to be a far-reaching review of assets, projects, and financial activities.