Gov Sani gives reason why Kaduna can’t Pay salaries  

The Kaduna State governor, Uba Sani, has declared that his administration is unable to pay workers’ salaries as a result of the heavy debts inherited from the last administration, led by Mallam Nasir El-Rufai.

Speaking at a town hall meeting in Kaduna Saturday, Sani said his administration inherited a huge debt burden of $587 million, N85 billion and 115 contractual liabilities from his predecessor.

He noted that N7 billion out of the N10 billion federal allocation for Kaduna in March was deducted to service the state’s debt.

Uba Sani added that N3 billion, which the state was left with, was not enough to pay salaries as the state’s monthly salary bill stood at N5.2 billion.

Despite the heavy debt inherited, the Kaduna State governor boasted that his administration had not borrowed any amount in the last 9 months.

“Despite the huge debt burden of $587 million, N85 billion and 115 contractual liabilities sadly inherited from the previous administration, we remain resolute in steering Kaduna State towards progress and sustainable development.

“We have conducted a thorough assessment of our situation and are sharpening our focus accordingly.

“It gladdens my heart to inform you that despite the huge inherited debt on the state, till date, we have not borrowed a single kobo,” he said.

Meanwhile, a son of former governor El-Rufai, Bashir, in a post on his X handle, has knocked the successor of his father, alleging that Uba Sani was only trying to cover his administration’s incompetence.

He alleged that Governor Sani had “deflected” from his responsibilities and abandoned his duty as governor.

“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,” he said.