GOV SHINKAFI LEFT A DEBT BURDEN OF 53B FOR ZAMFARA

GOV SHINKAFI LEFT A

DEBT BURDEN OF 53B

FOR ZAMFARA

By Anas Sani Anka

Governor Abdul’azeez Yari Abubakar declared

that, one of the challenges he met when he was

inaugurated as Governor in 2011 was the

backlog of debt burden worth over 53 Billion left

by his predecessor Mahmuda Aliyu Shinkafi.

The Governor made the declaration while

speaking shortly after he takes his second term

oath of office in an occassion held at the Gusau

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Taste Quest now. He said the money includes

loan accrued from Commercial Banks and money

meant for the payment of contractors handling

various uncompleted projects initiated by the

Dallatun Zamfara regime.

According to him, his determination to make

Zamfara state debt-free state, made him to

settle a total of 23.8 Billion Naira to various

banks as well as paid over 15.7 Billion Naira to

the contractors handling some of the

uncompleted projects that are now being enjoyed

by the people of the state. On his stewardship

as Executive Governor for four years the Governor

noted that his administration has achieved

greatly in the areas of Education, Agriculture,

Housing, Transportation health and other social

sectors.

The Governor specifically noted that, his

administration has constructed 859.65

Kilometers across the fourteen local government

areas of the state and the projects costs the

state a total of 86,076,864.30 and promised to

construct additional 1200 kilometers during his

second term.

On the health Sector, the Governor explained that

his government has upgraded Kasuwar Daji

Primary Health Center to a full pledge General

Hospital as well as renovated Maru and

Bukkuyum General Hospital while that of Bakura

is under renovation.

For the Agricultural Sector, Governor Yari noted

further that, his administration has procured and

distributed 122,010 Metric Tons of assorted

Fertilizer at the cost of 12,697,024,000 and sales

to farmers at the cost of 1,000 Naira per bag

adding that in his second term in office he will

revive the abandoned ZACAREP Programme in

order to enhance the capacity of Zamfara

farmers.

On the education sector, Yari explained that, his

administration has released the sum of

4,777,559,747 as State Counterpart funds to

UBEC Abuja and after accessing the matching

grants he renovated 265 Schools at the cost of

3,041,144,583,55 as well as constructed 51 new

blocks of three class rooms at the cost of

510,000,000 Naira. He declared that, within his

four years as Governor his administration has

expended 18,048,000,000 on Schools feeding

programme adding that, his initiative to increase

the enrollment drive of the state pupils has made

the figure to increase from 288,410, to 495,081.

Though he was not specific on what his

government achieved in the aspect of water

supply to the citizen, the governor noted that he

will enhance his partnership with the World Bank

to articulate all the 147 Wards to the newly

introduce Semi-Urban Water Project as well as

see to the upgrading of Gusau water barrage to

a full pledge Dam.

On the Housing Sector the Governor declared

that, his administration has facilitated the

construction of 180 Housing Units through public

private partnership at the cost of 657,612,100

and distributed to the State Civil Servants with

generous subsidy.

While blowing his trumpet the Governor promised

to strengthen his existing partnership with the

International Development Partners like SPARC,

SAVI, WORLD BABK, WHO, DFID, UNDP and

UNICEF in order to avail the state citizen with

the socio-economic opportunities…