The Zamfara State Government has denied the accusations labeled against it by an online platform claiming it budgeted N19.3 billion for purchasing kitchen equipment in 2024.
The State Commissioner for Budget and Planning, Mallam Abdulmalik Gajam made the clarification at a press briefing in Gusau on Wednesday.
TheFact Daily gathered that an online platform had on Tuesday, reported that a review of the Zamfara State budget performance document showed that the state budgeted a whooping 19.3 billion naira for the purchase of kitchen and canteen equipment for the 2024 fiscal year.
Gajam in defense, provided details of the breakdown of the N19.3 billion budgeted for projects under the Ministry of Education:
“The news platform that peddled the fake news pushed half-baked statistics, omitting the vital information from the complete budget performance document.
“The breakdown of 19.3 billion was budgeted under the Ministry of Education, and it is under the category of capital expenditure.
“The name canteen & kitchen is a fixed asset purchase the coded name of a particular category of multiple expenditures which contain a provision on the agile program, construction of zonal primary schools, provision of smart primary school in Gusau, procurement of kitchen utensil for all government school for 40 million naira, construction of teachers training centre and creation of teachers development funding scheme.
“All this put together is what constituted 19.3 billion”, he said.
