Kano state chairman of indigenous contractors, Alhaji Abduwa Maitangaran, says more than 50 members of the association are currently in prison due to former Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso’s inability to pay their contract funds.
Speaking with journalists in Kano on Tuesday, Maitangaran claimed that 40 of their members also died due to frustration they went through for the non-payment of their contract money by the Kwankwaso administration.
He wondered why Kwankwaso refused to settle the contractors even after sending over 26 letters and holding more than 20 meetings with him. He said the ex-governor only made promises that he could not fulfill.
“Former governor made sure that we were all broke before he left us unattended. For your information many things that were done at the so-called new cities of Kwankwasiyya, Amana and Bandirawo were outside the Bill of Quantity (BQ),” Maitangaran said.
He, therefore, recommended that the former Governor be probed for shoddy deals in the execution of many projects in the state during his tenure.
“Instead of him to borrow from banks or other government departments, Kwankwaso used our money and executed those projects. To the surprise of all, not even 30% of our payments was effected before he left government house.”
However, Maitangaran commended the present governor of the state, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, for giving the contractors N200m to be able to settle some of their debts.
