Kano State government has made a clarification over President Bola Tinubu’s N500 billion palliative sharing formula saying they have not kicked against its plan.
The state deputy governor, Aminu Abdulsalam-Gwarzo, disclosed this on Saturday in a statement by his Press Secretary, Ibrahim Shauibu just as he dismissed the false reports by a section of the media.
He said the reports falsely claimed that the deputy governor criticized the Tinubu led-administration for the allocation of N500 billion to support Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) through the Bank of Industry (BoI).
He reaffirming government’s commitment under the leadership of Governor Abba Kabir-Yusuf to remain steadfast towards supporting President Tinubu’s vision for a peaceful and united Nigeria.
The statement reads in part: “Gwarzo had referred to a news segment he watched on Thursday morning featuring Senator Ali Ndume, who expressed concern about the allocation formula.
“The deputy governor made this reference while receiving a delegation from the Kano Cooperative Society at the Government House, Kano, as they commemorated the 2023 International Day of Cooperatives.
“Nowhere in the deputy governor’s statement did he mentioned the name of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
“The allocation formula has been designed even before President Tinubu assumed office.
“Therefore, the reports misinterpreted Gwarzo’s comments, failing to grasp the essence of his statement”.