The Kaduna State Authorities has fired again at former Governor Nasir El-Rufai over claims that each one the tasks commissioned by President Bola Tinubu throughout his current go to had been initiated by his administration.
El-Rufai, in an interview on Come up TV on Monday, mentioned each challenge Tinubu inaugurated in Kaduna was conceived throughout his time in workplace. However the present authorities dismissed that declare as false and deceptive.
In a strongly worded assertion on Tuesday, June 24, Governor Uba Sani’s Chief Press Secretary, Ibraheem Musa, described El-Rufai’s remarks as a “bare-faced lie” and accused him of trying to rewrite historical past.
“The eye of the Kaduna State Authorities has been drawn to the bare-faced lies disseminated by the previous Governor of Kaduna State, His Excellency, Malam Nasir El-Rufai,” the assertion learn. “This assertion just isn’t solely deceptive however a blatant distortion of the reality.”
Musa defined that Tinubu inaugurated three main tasks throughout his go to, the Institutes of Vocational Coaching and Abilities Improvement, a 300-bed specialist hospital, and 100 compressed pure fuel (CNG) buses, all of which, in response to him, had been both began or accomplished below Governor Sani.
He mentioned the vocational coaching institutes, inbuilt Rigachikun, Soba, and Samaru Kataf, had been totally initiated and accomplished by the present administration as a part of a broader effort to empower Kaduna’s youth.
“These centres are designed to graduate 36,000 youths yearly and are among the many best-equipped in Nigeria,” Musa famous, quoting the Govt Secretary of the Nationwide Board for Technical Schooling (NBTE), Prof. Idris Bugaje, who described them as unmatched nationwide.
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Musa additionally pointed to the newly launched CNG buses, which he mentioned had been rolled out by Governor Sani to cushion the affect of gasoline subsidy elimination.
The eco-friendly buses supply free rides to staff, retirees, and college students for the primary six months and can later function on subsidised fares.
He mentioned this transport initiative underscores the administration’s dedication to social welfare and environmental sustainability.
On the 300-bed Bola Ahmed Tinubu Specialist Hospital, the assertion clarified that whereas the challenge dates again to the tenure of former Governor Namadi Sambo, it was deserted and left at simply 53% completion till Governor Sani took workplace.
“The construction was an emblem of waste and mismanagement,” Musa mentioned. “Governor Sani took it upon himself to finish and equip the hospital with fashionable services, turning it right into a signature achievement of his administration.”
The state authorities mentioned the information converse for themselves and warned towards what it known as a marketing campaign of distortions by El-Rufai.
“In mild of those tangible and verifiable achievements, Malam Nasir El-Rufai’s resort to distortions and falsehoods is regrettable however not stunning,” the assertion added.
It concluded stating, “Whereas he’s entitled to his opinions, information stay sacred. Governor Uba Sani has succeeded the place others have faltered. No quantity of revisionism can rewrite the reality.”
