The Kano State Authorities has revealed spending N596 million on furnishings, workplace fittings, and different facilities throughout numerous ministries, departments, and companies (MDAs) within the first half of 2024 opposite to the N10 billion said within the price range efficiency report.
This clarification was issued by the Governor Abba Yusuf’s spokesperson, Sanusi Bature Dawakin-Tofa, following studies alleging that the administration spent N10 billion on furnishings alone.
In an announcement on Tuesday, Dawakin-Tofa urged the general public to ignore the exaggerated figures, asserting they have been designed to malign Governor Yusuf’s authorities.
“The state Ministry of Price range and Financial Planning launched the second-quarter price range efficiency report on July 28, 2024, however there was an error that induced pointless reactions,” Dawakin-Tofa said.
He defined that the N10 billion referenced was really for paying off contractors’ liabilities and bills from earlier administrations, not solely for furnishings.
“Sadly, the second quarter report was erroneously submitted with a mix-up within the template as information for fee of over ten billion naira (N10b) was used for fee of contractors’ liabilities and different bills incurred by earlier administrations.
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“The fee was finished majorly to clear the backlog of indigenous contractors who have been confronted with challenges of financial institution loans and to allow them settle their debt burdens and assist them return to their regular companies,” Dawakin-Tofa defined.
“A complete of 5 hundred and ninety six million, 5 hundred and eighty two thousand, 5 hundred and sixty two naira, eighty seven kobo (N596, 582, 562.87) was spent from Januray to July, 2024 as in opposition to the purported ten billion naira. The Accountant Common would make accessible, the data on request by any organisation as a result of it’s not hidden or secret in any respect,” he added.
The governor’s spokesman added that the quantity spent on refurbishment of workplaces, furnishings and fittings at numerous MDAs is less than 5 per cent of what was purportedly reported.
He stated the deceptive data within the report was revalidated by the Workplace of the Accountant Common of the State after collection of media enquiries.
“For the document, first quarter of 2024 gulfed the sum of 200 and ninety 5 million, eight hundred and twenty seven thousand, sixty two naira, eighty seven kobo (N295, 827, 062.87) whereas the sum of 300 million, seven hundred and fifty million, 5 hundred naira (N300, 755, 500) was spent in the course of the 2024 second quarter on furnishings and workplace fittings for numerous Ministries, Division and Companies respectively,” Dawakin-Tofa added.
He additionally acknowledged the confusion attributable to the misguided report and apologised to stakeholders, together with growth companions and monetary establishments.
“The state regrets any inconvenience from the report back to all stakeholders, together with growth companions, monetary establishments and authorities companies. It was because of the shortcoming of the officers accountable for reporting the price range efficiency to validate the information of their custody,” he added.
The Governor cautioned all information managers and handlers to take care of excessive stage of professionalism of their duties, noting that the federal government won’t tolerate sharing of unreliable information on its actions.
The Ministry of Price range and Financial Planning was additionally directed to revise the price range efficiency report template to forestall future inaccuracies.