Theflint1:
Na so IGR take dey dry up ni, all within 9 months? The IGR came about from businesses and machinery that were put in place and these things are not what would just up and vanish within 9 months, so it's either those IGR numbers were being manipulated somehow, or whatever IGR is being generated is being swallowed by the debt El-Rufai left behind.

That said I don't think complaints are the way to go, Uba Sani is APC just like El-Rufai, and I believe would have been in the know of things if he wasn't even part of the government on some level, no be im suppose dey complain.

monerozi5590:



Who tell you sai IGR dry up. Even before the coming of El Rufai, Kaduna State is up there in terms of revenue generated per state.

There's a reason why El Rufai is called a digital governor. El Rufai digitised some things in Kaduna State like collection of tax and all. El Rufai reform tax collection in Kaduna State. The E- payment platform helps to block leakages in revenue collection. This even boost Kaduna IGR to a new level.

El Rufai met debt too, both external and domestic debt when he came in as governor. He left with debt too and some savings in the state treasury.

No one can deny the work of El Rufai in Kaduna State, not even his enemies.

GloriousGbola:


of course they will be - it is the civil service of kaduna who may find themselves on 'afusa ' [half salary] that will not be fine about this

BlueRayDick:


U are missing his point. He's not claiming IGR dried up; instead he's asking what happened that Uba Sani suddenly cannot pay salaries with increased FAAC allocation and the same level of IGR El-Rufai left behind 9-10 months ago?

Yes El-Rufai was also servicing debt and all; but how come Uba Sani is saying Debt servicing alone has swallowed all the state's potential income? What was El-Rufai doing?

monerozi5590:



Uba Sani is complaining about the exchange rate in paying debt.

If you check what he said yesterday, they deducted his FAAC to service debt. He only received the net allocation.

Kaduna State is paying salary. Kaduna State is not owing her workers one kobo.

monerozi5590:



Not possible sir. Not Kaduna. Kaduna State can even pay salary without FAAC.

The states with robust internal revenue are Lagos, Kano, Anambra, Edo, Enugu, Imo, Kaduna, Kwara, Osun, Ogun and Zamfara.

The Kaduna State governor, Uba Sani, says his administration is unable to pay workers’ salaries because of the huge debts inherited from the government of his predecessor, Nasir El-Rufai.

monerozi5590:



Uba Sani is complaining about the exchange rate in paying debt.

If you check what he said yesterday, they deducted his FAAC to service debt. He only received the net allocation.

Kaduna State is paying salary. Kaduna State is not owing her workers one kobo.

Kaduna State governor, Uba Sani, has raised the alarm that his administration inherited a huge debt burden of $587 million, N85 billion, and 115 contractual liabilities from the previous administration, making it difficult for him to pay workers’ salaries now.

He, however, said that despite the humongous debt burden on the State government, he was yet to borrow a single kobo in the last nine months of his administration.

The governor, who stated this in Kaduna on Saturday while addressing a Town Hall Meeting, added that the huge debt burden was eating deep into the State’s monthly Federal Allocation of fund, hence the state was finding it difficult to pay monthly salaries.

Governor Sani lamented that due to the rise in the exchange rate, Kaduna State is now paying back almost triple of what was borrowed by the previous administration of former governor Nasir El-Rufai.

He explained that N7billion out of the N10billion Federal Allocation due to the State in the month of March was deducted to service the debt.

The governor further lamented that the state was left with N3billion, an amount which is not enough to pay salaries, as the state’s monthly salary bill stands at N5.2billion.

Ibime:


You are right. Kaduna IGR is about N80bln per year, more than enough to cover salaries etc.


Why the mudslinging between Sani and ElRufai?

BlueRayDick:


Nobody arguing what Uba Sani said cos it's out in the open. Below is what he said



What Theflint1 and other people like myself are concerned about is what the governor didn't say. He didn't talk about the IGR. Yes we undertand there's exchnage fluctuatuons which is affecting the amount they are using to service the debt from FAAC allocation.

But what happened to the IGR generated locally ? Like the IGR they generate in real time at the current value of the naira ? He kept mum about that but boldly telling who cares to listen that anytime soon salary might stop for civil servants .

The fact that u got March salary as a civil servant does not mean u will get April's. The way the governor came out to announce this unprovoked shows there's shege ahead. Except he just feels like spreading panic to u guys sha

Ibime:


You are right. Kaduna IGR is about N80bln per year, more than enough to cover salaries etc.


Why the mudslinging between Sani and ElRufai?

GloriousGbola:



https://dailytrust.com/why-kaduna-cant-pay-salaries-gov-sani/

Ibime:


Maybe he is creating space to chop for future.

That said, El-Rufai excuse of borrowing for the Kaduna economy to spend its way out of COVID is lame. Stimulating consumption through Keynesian initiatives is not really in the hands of State Governors, and is more of a National initiative. A state can't really spend its way out of a morose National situation.

BlueRayDick:


Nobody arguing what Uba Sani said cos it's out in the open. Below is what he said



What Theflint1 and other people like myself are concerned about is what the governor didn't say. He didn't talk about the IGR. Yes we undertand there's exchnage fluctuatuons which is affecting the amount they are using to service the debt from FAAC allocation.

But what happened to the IGR generated locally ? Like the IGR they generate in real time at the current value of the naira ? He kept mum about that but boldly telling who cares to listen that anytime soon salary might stop for civil servants .

The fact that u got March salary as a civil servant does not mean u will get April's. The way the governor came out to announce this unprovoked shows there's shege ahead. Except he just feels like spreading panic to u guys sha

BlueRayDick:


This is the million dollar question.

BlueRayDick:


So he has responded ? I'm yet to see his response , please share link

Ibime:


You are right. Kaduna IGR is about N80bln per year, more than enough to cover salaries etc.


Why the mudslinging between Sani and ElRufai?

monerozi5590:



He talked about FAAC alone for reasons best known to him but IGR is there to cover for any fall.

Kaduna State cannot owe salaries. Is not just possible at all.

If you read everything, he said despite this challenges, look at what I have done and about to do bla bla bla. Where en get money to do all those things?

BlueRayDick:


U are missing his point. He's not claiming IGR dried up; instead he's asking what happened that Uba Sani suddenly cannot pay salaries with increased FAAC allocation and the same level of IGR El-Rufai left behind 9-10 months ago?

Yes El-Rufai was also servicing debt and all; but how come Uba Sani is saying Debt servicing alone has swallowed all the state's potential income? What was El-Rufai doing?

BlueRayDick:


If that's the case , why didn't El-Rufai's son just state it in his response to Uba Sani that his father has already increased the state's IGR and that's what the governor should be grateful for instead of whining about FAAC allocation not being enough to sort salaries ?

I thought thought that boy claim to be educated . Why does he choose the path of insult when there's actually fact on ground to counter the governor's claims ?

Ibime:


Fight seems to be between Sani and Rufais son.

Rufai confirmed all the numbers Sani put forward before he left, so there is no argument about what he left.

He has restricted Sani to follow his precommitments and service his loans. There is enough for that, but not enough for Sani to drive his own agenda without harming salaries and pensions. Sani wants his own projects to chop from I guess

Anyone interested about KD commitments and debt to revenue ratios can download their report. Kaduna does not run secretive Government

https://finance.kdsg.gov.ng/kaduna-state-debt-sustainability-analysis-dsa-and-debt-management-strategydms-report-november-2023/

afrodoc2:


This might be what happens when most of the debt is in dollars and most of the IGR is in naira. Exhange rate will suck it dry.

monerozi5590:



Bashir El Rufai likes fight. He likes fighting his father's enemies. En d buy en father fight.

Person wei en and Shehu Sani don insults themselves.

Na Bello, the one wei d House of Representatives na d calm.

BlueRayDick:


Yeah I get, but going by what the governor read out on Saturday he's saying they have deducted the loan repayment from the FAAC allocation from source . Which should mean whatever remains from the FAAC allocation and the IGR should be able to cater for the state's need in naira if indeed the increased IGR being peddled by El-Rufai's administration is real.

Somehow it feels one of the two parties is giving half information for political reasons best know to them

raumdeuter:


Moslem fasting will end in a few days. How do you wish Moslems for the celebration that follows?

afrodoc2:


Oh ok. It is either he is trying to tarnish El Rufai's image for some ulterior political motive OR he is unhappy with the reduction in his disposable income i.e after paying salaries with the IGR and rest of the FAAC allocation he might not have enough for his own lambastic projects.

All these people deserve to be locked up. Each side just gives us different shades of lies.

A40:
Lol but with all the girl power talk it's just surprising that Nigeria female musicians have a very very poor collaboration record.

Even Niniola and Teni wey be sisters no dey do collabo. I never see that kin thing before.

This una Feminist beef with Odumodu very funny because in real life wetin I dey see dey very different. I go to one or two grooves and see girls shouting his infamous lyrics.

Matter of fact didn't one of the feminazi leaders get casted (pun intended) dancing and chanting his lyrics at a friend's wedding

monerozi5590:



Bashir El Rufai likes fight. He likes fighting his father's enemies. En d buy en father fight.

Person wei en and Shehu Sani don insults themselves.

Na Bello, the one wei d House of Representatives na d calm.

BlueRayDick:


U are missing his point. He's not claiming IGR dried up; instead he's asking what happened that Uba Sani suddenly cannot pay salaries with increased FAAC allocation and the same level of IGR El-Rufai left behind 9-10 months ago?

Yes El-Rufai was also servicing debt and all; but how come Uba Sani is saying Debt servicing alone has swallowed all the state's potential income? What was El-Rufai doing?