Governorship Candidates Forum Exposes How El-rufai Misappropriated N600 Billion ( Kaduna)



Kaduna Governorship candidates forum has jabbed the governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-rufai over alleged diversion of over six hundred billion naira received both from federal government and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for control and eradication of malaria in the state.

The group said instead of the said amount of money to be used accordingly, it was allegedly diverted into construction of substandard Drainages in some areas of the state which are still not completed.

These claims were contained in a statement issued and signed by the Media and Publicity Secretary of the group, Mohammed Kabir Usman, and distributed to newsmen in Kaduna on Sunday.

While condemning the action of the governor, the group also said the rest of the money where alleged to have been diverted for something else”.

The group also claimed that the money received from the Emergency educational Intervention programme in billions were equally misappropriated by the governor.

According to the group: ” twenty eight thousand school teachers were dismissed without following due process, even as the government was expected to professionally retrain the teachers and give them chance to improve their educational capacity, but where denied that opportunity by the government.

“After the sacking of the teachers the government of El- Rufai has intentionally refuse to pay the innocent citizens their entitlement which as a result of that many of them are losing their lives out of depression and frustration while many of their children drop out of schools and are homeless today due to their parents inability to pay rent.

“What do we call this kind of leaders who enjoys the suffering/sorrow of their people”, the group asked.

“Considering the large sum of money Received by this government it’s a pity today that state like kaduna known as centre of learning in Nigeria, the poor children are still sitting on the floor in almost all the schools in kaduna state both primary and secondary schools, with in conducive learning atmospheres, while the government is busy circulating pictures on media claiming that they are renovating the schools of our children.

“It should be noted, that they only select some few schools in some areas of the state where they are expecting favour.

“In kaduna, we need a serious government that will make sacrifices for the future of our state not those that give priority to their family’s and Associates.

“Successive government had it as a matter of policy, supporting and assisting children of the poor and less privilege with scholarship in both local and international schools, but El- Rufai who enjoyed educational scholarship during his educational pursuit denied student in kaduna that same opportunity he had, in the past three and half years of his administration.

“The case of the newly recruited teachers is no different as their salaries are not paid as at when due,the government is owing them six month salary yet to be paid.

“same goes to the so-called schools feeding program, the list is endless. We call on the good people of our dear beloved States kaduna to join us in this struggle of Libration, Restoration and Rebuilding of New kaduna”.