The Zamfara State Government has refuted the claim that it budgeted N19.3 billion for purchasing kitchen equipment in 2024, stating that the fake news was 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.
But, in a response to the report during a press briefing in Gusau, the capital of Zamfara State, the state’s Commissioner for Budget and Planning, Mallam Abdulmalik Gajam, expressed disappointment in what he called a misleading report.
Mallam 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…
Source: Leadership Newspaper
