The governor, who disclosed at a town hall meeting on Saturday, to give an account of his stewardship, said he remained resolute in steering Kaduna to the path of progress using the available lean resources.
In attendance at the meeting were traditional rulers and religious leaders, politicians, members of Organised Labour, civil society organisations, youths, and women groups. Also present include a former governor of Kaduna State, Ramalan Yero; a former Chief of Defence Staff, General Martin-Luther Agwai; members of the Kaduna State Executive Council, as well as members of the House of Assembly led by the Speaker, Yusuf Liman.
Sani, accompanied by his deputy, Hadiza Balarabe, acquainted the audience with the state’s revenue profile and the debt left behind by his predecessor.
The governor also touched on the key priority areas of his government, including security, housing, education, healthcare, and support for micro, small, and medium enterprises.
The Commissioner of Finance, Shizzer Bada, made a presentation on what the state gets from the federal allocation and what is being deducted from it to service the huge debt left by the past administration.
His Budget and Planning counterpart, Mukhtar Ahmed, touched on the number of contractual liabilities whereby contractors engaged by the former government abandoned projects after collecting money.
Notwithstanding the huge debt burden he inherited, coupled with the number of contractual liabilities, Governor Sani assured the people that he would keep his eyes on the ball in steering the state toward the part of progress and sustainable development.
*This is sign of incompetence, says ex-gov’s son
In what appeared as a reaction to Governor Sani’s remark, the son of the former governor, Bello el-Rufai, in a tweet on X said the governor was only trying to cover his administration’s incompetence.
el-Rufai claimed that the governor had ‘deflected’ from his responsibilities and abandoned his duty as governor.
He said, “These guys have realised that they are wholly incompetent and the only way to mask the nonsense is to deflect. From a Governor who is always sleeping in Abuja to a litany of incompetent aides who were only rewarded for foolish political reasons.”
