Sokoto State Governor Ahmed Aliyu says he inherited an empty treasury and did not get any handover note from his predecessor, Aminu Tambuwal.
Aliyu disclosed this while responding to the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kanu, who asked how the Governor was able to execute 100 projects in his first 100 days in office during a condolence visit to the state on Thursday.
The Governor, who spoke through his deputy, Engineer Idris Gobir, said it was just a sacrifice, stressing there was nothing in the treasury when they took over about five months ago.
He said, “We inherited an empty Treasury and nothing to show, not a single paper was handed over to us.
“We made sacrifice to change the narrative of the state and we have succeeded in changing it within the last 100 days.”
Aliyu described the relationship between the state government and the legislature as cordial, saying they were groomed by the current leader of the All Progressives Congress in the state, Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko.
He thanked the leadership of the House of Representatives who sent a powerful delegation to condole the government and people of the state over the demise of their colleague and member, representing Isa-Sabon Birni Federal Constituency, Jelani Danbuga.
He described the late lawmaker as patriotic and a complete gentleman.
Kalu had earlier said they were amused by the number of projects so far executed by the state government, noting that it was a thing of joy to see leadership at the state level was making a positive impact on the lives of the people.
The lawmaker stated that they were in Sokoto to commiserate with the people of the state over the death of their colleague, who was a strong believer in the unity and progress of the country.