Kano, May 29, 2023 – The new governor of Kano state, Abba Kabir Yusuf, on Monday said he would probe the N241 billion debt left by former Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje.
Yusuf, who made the promise after his inauguration ceremony, said the handover notes submitted by Ganduje through the outgoing Secretary to the State Government was very scanty.
He said Ganduje departed from established democratic practice by jetting out of the state and not personally handing over the state government to him.
“The handover note is not enough for us. It is a very scanty note. The transition committee report was also very scanty.
Nothing we can do as representatives of the state, we can’t refuse to collect what was given to us. We will look at it. Where we are satisfied, we will take action. Where we are also not satisfied, we will also take action.
“It is so disheartening that the government left a debt profile of over N241billion for us. Where are we going to source the money?
“he IGR, they talk about is nothing to write home about. The money they realised through Kano Internal Revenue Service was nothing to write home about.
“Why the use of so many consultants? Just like rain conduit for the resources of people Kano state. We are going to look at it. I am not satisfied.
“I pray Almighty Allah reward him (Ganduje) according to what he did for the state.
“We are not here to steal money, we are not here to grab their lands. We are here to work and by the grace of Allah, we will achieve all we set out to achieve within the next four years.” (GBN)
