Former Kano state Governor, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has upbraided his successor, Abba Yusuf for doing nothing to support the citizenry to cushion the effect of the removal of fuel subsidy.
Ganduje who spoke through his spokesman Muhammad Garba expressed surprise that Governor Yusuf-led administration has the audacity to criticize the palliatives recently unveiled by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
He said that rather than picking holes in the palliatives endorsed by the National Assembly, it was incumbent on the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) led administration in Kano state to initiate and evolve concrete plans that will alleviate the suffering of the masses in the state.
Garba, on Sunday in a statement noted that it was laughable that the Kano government hurriedly retracted its position on the palliatives following a backlash from the public.
He pointed out that while some states have gone ahead to set up committees that would provide an interim solution to the situation and others like Imo state has jacked up the minimum wage to N40,000 as an immediate interim measure, the NNPP government in Kano has not made any concerted efforts.
He noted: “In 2017 while negotiation were on between the federal government and the Labour Union on the N30,000 minimum wage, the administration of Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje went ahead and negotiated
N36, 000 minimum wage and thereby became one of the first state government to approve minimum wage above that of the federal government.”
He said that lack of understanding of what governance really is has been responsible for the inconsistencies and unguarded statements from senior officials of the NNPP government in Kano state.
Garba noted that similar scenario had played out when the Secretary to the Kano State Government, Dr. Baffa Bichi, gave reason for the demolition of the iconic Kano roundabout which he claimed carried huge Christian cross which he said was against Islamic ideology.
“Unfortunately After an outrage, the SSG appeared on a national television to embarrassingly deny making the statement, which also further eroded his personal credibility and that of the state government,” the statement added.
He said instead of making a careful study of what is on the ground, the government engaged in vengeance and also adopted anti-people policy that has worsen the economic condition of the state.
Ganduje added that after stopping the salaries of suspended civil servants employed by the immediate past administration as well as demotion of hundreds of teachers, the NNPP government, despite its promise, has failed to set up the committee that will look into their case.
He thereby called on the NNPP government to always approach governance with ease and stop making statements capable of jeopardizing the peace and development of the state.
