PDP Berates Gombe Gov’t For Earmarking N43 Bn To Renovate Governor’s Residence
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Gombe State has berated the state government for earmarking ‘a whooping sum’ of N43 billion for renovation of Governor Inuwa Yahaya’s residence, state assembly complex and high court complex respectively.
Our correspondent reports that the government approved the money during the State Executive Council (SEC) meeting held on Wednesday.
PDP in a press release by its state Public Relations Officer Abdulrahman Buba Zaune lamented over what it described as extravagant expenditure, elevating opulence above education and development, neglecting transparency and accountability by the state government.
“The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Gombe State vehemently condemns the approval of a staggering sum of N43.130 billion by the Gombe State Executive Council for the construction of a new ultra-modern governor’s residence, High Court, and House of Assembly complexes, amidst growing hardship faced by the people of Gombe State.
“While the All Progressives Congress (APC) government in Gombe State claims that there is no money available to fund critical institutions such as the University of Science and Technology in Kumo and address pressing needs in education, the approval of such exorbitant funds for luxury projects raises serious concern about the priorities of the government.
“It is unfortunate while the State Government claimed to declare state of emergency on education, after five years the recently released WAEC result shows Gombe State is 34th out of 36 States and the FCT. In spite of this embarrassing performance in the educational sector, the government is spending a whooping sum of N43.130 billion on projects that have no bearing on the future of our children.”, the statement reads in parts.
The opposition party said it is deeply worried by the misplaced priorities of the APC government in Gombe State, which seems more focused on lavish projects for the benefit of a few, rather than addressing the pressing needs of the populace, including educational development and infrastructure improvements.
“At a time when the people of Gombe State are facing economic challenges and struggling to access basic amenities, it is unacceptable that such a huge sum of public funds is being allocated to projects that do not directly benefit majority of the population.”
