Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has said his administration has not obtained any fresh loans since he assumed office, despite making substantial monthly repayments on debts inherited from previous governments.
Sani disclosed this during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday.
The governor said Kaduna State currently spends about ₦6.7 billion every month servicing inherited debts. Despite the financial obligation, he maintained that his administration had been able to fund development projects without resorting to additional borrowing.
“Since I became governor, I’ve not borrowed with one kobo,” Sani said.
He attributed the decision to operate without new loans to prudent financial management and careful prioritisation of government projects.
According to the governor, his administration has focused on directing available resources towards areas with the greatest impact on residents rather than taking on additional debt.
Sani also highlighted what he described as achievements in agriculture, education, infrastructure, skills development and security.
Speaking on education, the governor said a household-mapping exercise conducted across the state identified approximately 550,000 out-of-school children.
He disclosed that more than 300,000 of the identified children had since been returned to school, while efforts were ongoing to reach the remaining children.
Sani said the mapping exercise had provided the government with reliable data to identify affected households and better target interventions aimed at reducing the number of children out of school.
He stressed that the approach was designed to tackle the problem based on verified data rather than estimates.
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