By Adam Ahmed, Gusau
The All Progressive Congress chieftain in Zamfara state Dr. Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi has sharply reacted to the recent pronouncement by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu that the federal government under his leadership from inception to date, the sum of over 500 billion was given to each of the 36 state governors, asking Nigerians to hold their respective governors responsible for the current socioeconomic hardship they were being facing.
Shinkafi who is the Executive Director Patriots for Advancement of Peace and Social Development and former National Secretary of the All Progressive Grand Alliance APGA stated Sunday while fielding questions from journalists in Gusau via telephone interview.
According to him, the 36 state governors are the major problems of the country not the federal government.
He challenged the governors for psyphoning the money given to them for their personal interest rather than doing the needful to their people.
“These governors are our major problems in this country and it’s very unfortunate that the sum of five hundred and seventy billion given to each of them by the federal were mostly diverted to their personal gain, lobsided political appointment, bad governance and corruption, not utilizing the money for the betterment of their people “.
” I am calling on Nigerians particularly youth and less privileged people to hold their respective state governors on what they did with the money given to them by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the last one year”. He said
He urged federal government to always checkmate the governors accesses and financial recklessness at all levels for the development of the country.
On the issue of food security policy by the federal government, Shinkafi urged president Bola Ahmed Tinubu to redouble commitment in addressing insecurity for the successful implementation of food security.
According to him, the insecurity have been contributing factor that ravage norther part of the country particularly northeast, Northwest and North Central.
“In Zamfara state, Katsina, and other states in the Northwest, over 80 percent of cultivated hectares can not be cultivated and were inaccessible to farmers, hence the need for proactive measures by the federal government to address banditry.” He added.
“On the nationwide protest, if you look at the agitation of the protesters, they are not agitating for fuel subsidy but gave much emphasis on insecurity affecting the region, so there is need for Mr. President to key into fighting against banditry in the region for peace to thrive”.
Shinkafi suggested that, the federal government should put in place the rapid economic recovery plan and economic growth for the federal government to recover the national economy squarely .
