Why We No Longer Use Convoy of 30 to 40 Vehicles, Governor Abubakar Gives Reasons
- Nigerian governors are no longer using many convoys again, according to Governor Mohammed Badaru Abubakar
- The Jigawa state governor said his colleagues were taking serious steps to minimise unnecessary spending in their respective domains
- He said rather than borrowing money for spending, state governors are prioritising employment in the education, health sectors
Nigerian governors are now prioritising the welfare of their people, according to Jigawa state governor, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar.
He stated that governors no longer use convoys of 30 to 40 vehicles, noting that this is part of their measures to cut costs in governance.
Abubakar disclosed this during an interview on Channels Television. He insisted that his colleagues were taking serious steps to minimise unnecessary spending in their respective domains.
The governor said:
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“All the governors try to look inwards on their spendings. You don’t see governors going in a convoy of 30, 40 vehicles. You see us mostly now with three or four vehicles,” he said.
“Most of the governors have dropped unnecessary expenditure to reduce the cost of governance. That is the first step to reduce the cost of governance.”
Going further, Abubakar added that rather than borrowing money for spending, governors are prioritising employment in the education, health sectors.
Governor Badaru terrorising APC members in Jigawa, stakeholders allege
Meanwhile, some founding members of the APC in Jigawa state, under the aegis of APC Stakeholders Forum, have petitioned the national leadership of the party.
The group alleged that the state governor, Badaru Abubakar, is 'terrorising them,' even as they demanded the immediate cancellation of the recently concluded congresses in Jigawa.
The petition was signed by six leaders of the group, which include Alhaji Sani Ibrahim Taura, Barrister Hafizu Abubakar, Alhaji Bala Idi Kazaure, Mutari Garba Garki, and Saifullahi Muhammad Mudasshir.
APC convention: Mustapha vows to end internal crisis as party chair
In a related development, a frontline national chairmanship aspirant of the APC, Mallam Saliu Mustapha, has promised to adopt preventive diplomacy in crisis management if given the opportunity to emerge winner in the party's forthcoming national convention.
The Kwara state-born APC chieftain also promised to discourage a fire-brigade approach to party governance.
Mustapha made his plans known while speaking on Thursday, December 16, 2021, in Abuja at the second annual public lecture summit of the APC Press Corps attended by a Legit.ng reporter.
Source: Legit.ng
