30th March, 2024
By Kazeem Ugbodaga
Bashir El-Rufai, son of former Governor of Kaduna, Nasir El-Rufai has attacked Governor Uba Sani for saying his father plunged the State into debt.
Sani had on Saturday said the previous administration El-Rufai left a huge debt burden of $587 million, N85 billion, and 115 contractual liabilities for the state.
He said the state was now finding it difficult to pay salaries as a result of the debt which is being removed from the Federal Account Allocation Committee (FAAC).
“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,” Sani said.
But Bashir attacked the governor on his X handle on Saturday saying he was looking for cheap excuse for his incompetence.
“These guys have realised that they are wholly incompetent and the only way to mask the nonsense is to deflect. From a Governor that is always sleeping in Abuja to a litany of incompetent aides that were only rewarded for foolish political reasons.
“One would think that from all the FAAC allocations these unserious clowns have changed to dollars, debt would be the least of their problems,” Bashir attacked.