The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Senator Bala Mohammed, on Wednesday said he entertained no fear on the possibility of the incoming government inviting him to account for his actions in office.
He said having being in the saddle for five years, he was armed with documents and records to account for his actions in office.
Mohammed said this in an interview with State House correspondents inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
He was reaching to statements credited to the All Progressives Congress that he was embarking on last-minute award of projects and recruitment despite that the government he is serving winds down on May 29.
He said, “We are not afraid of being asked to account for our actions, because we are accountable.
“For someone, who has stayed in FCT for five years, definitely I must be accountable for all my actions, and I am ready with all the records and documents that we have with all modesty to justify my actions while I superintended over the place.”
The minister said the APC was wrong to accuse him of panic recruitment when indeed the exercise was approved by the board of the FCDA.
He explained that all laid down procedures for recruitment were complied with in recruiting the workers.
Mohammed said the incoming government was however at liberty to sack the workers if it found them not useful after taking over on May 29.
He added, “The fact that we have lost election does not mean we should just abandon something at the point of conclusion.
“Of course, we will make sure that we are accountable for anything that we have done, and we are in compliance with the federal character principle and the template established.
“Certainly, we have learnt from other MDAs, where we have stampeded some Nigerians because of the test we have carried out under due diligence.
“This time around we want to ensure that we comply with all the requirements for due process in order to employ, we have not concluded them and I hope to conclude before we go.”
