Kano State Government on Sunday denied budgeting N6bn for its Ramadan Feeding Program.
Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf refuted the claim in a post on his verified X handle on Sunday.
It could be recalled that the state government through the Commissioner for Information, Baba Halilu Dantiye said the government set aside N6bn, with a target of reaching four million people in the 2024 Ramadan feeding Program across the 44 local government areas of the state.
Only yesterday, the opposition party in the state, APC had asked the state government to come out clean on the N6bn set aside for the Ramadan feeding program which the governor himself described the quality of food being distributed as nonsense.
Gov. Yusuf wrote, ’’Over the past few days, I’ve observed heightened media speculations about our government purportedly budgeting the sum of six billion naira for the Ramadan Feeding Program.
‘’I wish to categorically state that the actual amount for the program is the sum of one billion one hundred and ninety-seven million seven hundred thousand naira, for the whole month.’’
‘’I also counsel the media to ensure that they get their figures regarding our projects from the proper sources without giving credence to speculative figures. – AKY’’
