Governor Sule Lamido of
Jigawa State yesterday has disclosed he would be leaving N11 billion liability
to the incoming government on May 29 and he regrets it. Lamido made this known while
assenting to the state’s 2015 Appropriation Bill in Dutse.
Jigawa State yesterday has disclosed he would be leaving N11 billion liability
to the incoming government on May 29 and he regrets it. Lamido made this known while
assenting to the state’s 2015 Appropriation Bill in Dutse.
He disclosed the liability
was part of the N17 billion used to construct an airport in Dutse which was
sourced from the budget of different sectors.
was part of the N17 billion used to construct an airport in Dutse which was
sourced from the budget of different sectors.
“We took the money from the
state budgetary allocation from other sectors to build an airport within
shortest period of time. Continue…
state budgetary allocation from other sectors to build an airport within
shortest period of time. Continue…
“We used the money where we
think are useful and needed especially to get the airport started, with the
intention of recovering it from the Federal Government but it was not
forthcoming.
think are useful and needed especially to get the airport started, with the
intention of recovering it from the Federal Government but it was not
forthcoming.
“This had affected our
ongoing projects which we could not complete like in health sector and road
projects,” he said.
ongoing projects which we could not complete like in health sector and road
projects,” he said.
He advised the Governor-elect,
Badaru Abubakar, to however follow-up the money promised by the Federal
Government.
Badaru Abubakar, to however follow-up the money promised by the Federal
Government.
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