Zamfara govt debunks report for budgeting N19.3b for kitchen equipments

From Ibrahim Sidi Muh’d, Gusau

The Zamfara State Government dismissed report claiming that it budgeted 19.3 billion Naira for purchasing kitchen equipment in 2024, stating that it is a mere fake news intended to mislead the public.
“On Tuesday, an online platform reported that a review of the Zamfara State budget performance document has shown that the state budgeted N19.3 billion to purchase kitchen and canteen equipment for the 2024 fiscal year”.
In a response during a press briefing in Gusau, the capital of Zamfara state, Mallam Abdulmalik Gajam, the state commissioner for budget and planning, expressed disappointment with the misleading report.
Malam Gajam 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.”
Gajam said: “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 and it is the code name of a particular category of multiple expenditures which contain a provision on the agile program, construction of zonal primary schools and provision of smart primary school in gusau.
“The said funds were for the procurement of kitchen utensil for all government schools for 40 million, construction of teachers training center and creation of teachers development funding scheme which constituted 19.3 billion naira”.