Tag: Yusuf Ishaku Goje

THE NEXT GOVERNOR OF KADUNA STATE: NO MORE RHETORICS!

By Yusuf Ishaku Goje The candidates gunning for the Governorship of Kaduna State, come 2023 general elections, need to be rigorously scrutinized beyond the recycled rhetorics. It is going to be competence over divisive sentiments and deceptive generosity. Regardless of party or ethno-religious affiliation, they should tell us what they will do to generate the […]

Kaduna State: Delayed Disbursement of Local Government Fiscal Transparency, Accountability & Sustainability (LFTAS) Performance Grants

By YUSUF ISHAKU GOJE A key recommendation for improving the LFTAS Programme performance, as captured in the independent verification report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC), was for the timely disbursement of recommended performance incentives. This, according to the report, would serve as motivation to the local government councils and contribute to improved performance and ownership of the […]

KADUNA STATE: PRIORITIZING EXPENDITURE ON INFRASTRUCTURE OVER HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT

According to the Kaduna State 2020 Auditor-General report, the Kaduna Roads Agency (KADRA) spent about 33.5 billion under capital expenditure within the period. Township roads got the highest actual expenditure of 28.0 billion under the agency. Similarly, the Ministry of Public Works and Infrastructure spent about N12.2 billion. This put together is about N45.7 billion, […]