Yusuf also argued that Kano State suffered worst corruption under his predecessor, Ganduje
By Kehinde Okeowo
Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has attributed the slow pace of development in the state to the level of corruption witnessed under former governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje.
According to him, the state suffered the worst form of corruption when compared to other states of the region in the eight years his predecessor was in charge.
He made this known on Saturday at a capacity-building workshop for the state’s civil servants in the rank of director on the principles of anti-corruption.
Speaking at the event, Yusuf said Kano State was hit by one of the “major grand corruptions” when the Ganduje-led administration governed from 2015 to 2023.
Represented at the occasion held at Dawakin Kudu Local Government by his deputy, Aminu Gwarzo, the governor also alleged that state assets were disposed of, adding that proceeds from the properties sold went back to the same people who auctioned them.
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Addressing the civil servants, Yusuf lamented, “Kano State in particular has suffered and experienced one of the major grand corruptions perhaps above any other state in this region over the past eight years.
“Our investment and state assets as the region’s center of commerce were hopelessly and fraudulently sold and those who acquired them are initiators and executors of the whole process.
“Most of those investments managed by Kano State Investment and Properties have both proceeds and the property gone back to the same people.
“Our infrastructure suffered years of neglect occasioned by multifaceted problems we are battling with after assuming office.”
The governor further disclosed that even the revenue generation aspect was bedeviled by leakages for the benefit of a few to the detriment of the state’s collective interest.