Nigeria: Lamido Wasted N17 Billion On Airport - Badaru

Dutse — The Jigawa State governor-elect, Alhaji Abubakar Badaru, yesterday said the out-going government of Sule Lamido wasted N17 billion state funds on building an airport in Dutse instead of providing potable water for the people.

Badaru who spoke in a radio programme monitored in Dutse said the airport was not a priority project for Jigawa people. He said Jigawa was suffering from acute water problem, especially Dutse, the state capital, adding that a state that had not provided this basic amenity could not afford the luxury of wasting N17 billion on an airport.

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