Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufa’i, has ordered a stop to government’s free distribution of grains during fasting in the month of Ramadan.
The Governor said that his administration would not continue with what he described as the People’s Democratic Party’s culture of sharing state’s resources.
“I have been made to understand that this Ramadan period, we are supposed to have started sharing rice, milk and sugar, but we will not do that,” El-Rufa’i said yesterday at the Government House.
He spoke when the executive members of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) visited him.
El-Rufa’i explained that he took the decision to stop the annual tradition of distribution of the products because he does not want government to be involved in religious affairs, more so, according to him, “as the government is broke.
“If his government continues in such direction, the administration will only exist to pay salaries and allowances.
“This beautiful office complex in which we are cost the government about N10 billion.
“The Deputy Governor and I would not have built this when there are many masses-oriented projects yet to be executed, but it has been built, we have to use.’’
“So, we solicit your prayers to be able to stabilise the situation and we hope that things will improve.”
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At least, here is a governor with focus on priority rather tan the endless jamboree we seem to with everyday with our leaders and executive officials ‘wacking’ the funds and resources of this nation.
El-Rufai…my strength to your ways and your days in the state office..!
This is an example of govt that has focus. I hope El-Rufai’s govt would put a stop to govt sponsorship of pilgrims to Isreal and Mecca. The resources spent on pilgrimage jamborees should henceforth be directed to people’s oriented development projects. Kudos El-rufai.