Despite Kaduna’s lean finances, the state is making remarkable progress, reckons
ZUBAIR ABDURRA’UF IDRIS
Kaduna State stands at a defining moment in its political and economic history. For eight years under the immediate past administration, the state accumulating debts that now consume the lifeblood of the state’s monthly allocation. Today, those who cheered that borrowing spree have found their voice again. But instead of acknowledging the damage done, they accuse the current administration of Governor Uba Sani of making “excuses” about the state’s financial status.
The facts tell a different story. The figures are public, the projects are visible, and the contrast between rhetoric and reality has never been starker. This piece lays bare what the Kaduna House of Assembly uncovered, and how Governor Sani is rebuilding despite inheriting a financial minefield.
In a recent interview with Channels Television, Governor Sani revealed the grim reality of debt servicing in Kaduna State. Over ₦6 billion monthly is deducted at source to service loans taken by the El-Rufai administration. These were not productive loans that translated into visible infrastructure or human capital development. Instead, they were loans that the Kaduna State House of Assembly committee found to be mismanaged and diverted.
