By Faruk Muhammad, Kano
The Former Kano State Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has left N241.5 billion debt to the new government of Abbba Kabir Yusif.
The former governor disclosed this while exchanging power to the new government held, Monday at the State Government House, Kano.
Ganduje represented by by the Secretary to the State Government Usman Alhaji said as his tenure ends today, the 29th of May, his administration has left a total public burden of about N241.5 billion which was used to provide different infrastructures and services the people of Kano State from 2015 to 2023.
Speaking shortly after receiving the handing over note, Governor Abba Kabir Yusif expressed worry that the former governor has departed from the established democratic practice of which under the normal circumstances the outgoing Governor is supposed to be around and handover to the incoming Governor by himself.
On the liabilities inherited from the former Administration of Ganduje, the new governor Abba Kabir Yusif stated that, "We will go through the hand over notes and the just highlighted debts to see what action we'll take".
"I am very worried about the scanty nature of the transition report," Governor Abba Kabir Said.
He also mentioned that, his government will take appropriate actions where it's satisfied and where not satisfied.
NEWSKEEPER reports that, the former governor Abdullahi Ganduje had boycotted both the handing over and the swearing in ceremony to the new governor as thousands of NNPP supporters and well wishers turned out enmase to witness the historic event held at Kano Government House and Sani Abacha Stadium respectively.
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