Uba Sani, governor of Kaduna
Uba Sani, governor of Kaduna state, says his administration has not taken a single loan from any local or international financial institution since he assumed office in 2023.
The governor spoke on Wednesday while fielding questions from journalists in the Hausa language, as part of activities to mark his two years in office.
Sani said several banks had approached him with loan offers which he baulked at.
The governor said he has cut the allowances and some perks of the secretary to the state government and his commissioners in order to run the state effectively.
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“The secretary to the state government is a retired federal permanent secretary, who is also a former consultant with Food and Agriculture Organisation(FAO). Some of my commissioners were receiving big salaries in their former places of work,” Sani said.
“I persuaded them to forfeit their performance bonuses and to use the old cars that their predecessors used in the last administration. This is how we have been running the administration without collecting a single loan.”
Sani said he leveraged contacts and connections to secure grants from donor agencies.
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The governor added that the Qatar Charity is embarking on a mass housing project at the Millennium City, including the construction of the Kaduna economic city.
He thanked President Bola Tinubu for “assisting the state to navigate its financial challenges”.
