The New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) has condemned Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje’s fresh N10 billion loan request from Access Bank to install closed circuit television (CCTV) in Kano state to boost security of life and property.
The party, in a statement by its Chairman in Kano, Umar Haruna Doguwa, said it would not watch Ganduje and his administration mortgage the future of the state.
Daily Trust reports that the House of Assembly on Wednesday, during a plenary, approved Ganduje’s N10 bn loan request to secure installation of CCTV cameras on the state metropolitan roads and the headquarters of the five Emirates of the state.
However, NNPP faulted the governor’s decision, saying such initiatives was done by Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso’s administration when he was a governor, and that they were abandoned by the present administration.
The party urged the State House of Assembly and banks to refrain from approving and granting such loans.
“By this statement, we wish to categorically draw the attention of all commercial banks and other financial lending institutions within and outside the country to be cautious with the Ganduje’s demand for loans as the next administration will not in anyway honour such reckless borrowings,” the party said.
Similarly, the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) condemned the loan request by the governor, noting that the state government should pay due attention to payment of pensioners in the state instead.
The NLC in a statement signed by its Chairman, Kabiru Ado Minjibir, said, “The attention of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Kano State Council has been drawn to the recent approval granted to the Kano State Government by the state House of Assembly to secure a loan of N10bn to provide CCTV Camera for the purpose of improving security in the state.
“While the congress is not in any way against improving the security of lives and property of its citizens which is one of the sole responsibilities of the government, we are of the opinion that, in the face of over N27bn outstanding retirees’ benefits, such a step amount to robbing Peter to pay Paul.
“The congress acknowledges the giant strides by the government in providing security to the citizens. We wish to argue that providing CCTV in the name of improving security is curative, while payment of gratuity and other retirees benefits is preventive, taking into consideration the multiplier effects.”
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