Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara has announced that his predecessor, Bello Matawalle, left the state bankrupt.
Lawal disclosed this at an interactive session with Zamfara state professionals in Abuja on Wednesday.
The governor noted that Zamfara state was in a bad situation when he assumed office.
“The Zamfara state we inherited is in a bad state. At the time we took over, Zamfara was bankrupt with nothing left. It is a state where we inherited so many bad things,” he said.
Governor Lawal, however, gave the assurance that things were going to change for the better.
Lawal, who said that he inherited a three-month salary backlog added that as at the time he took over, students in the state missed the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC).
He also revealed that his government had commenced the reconstruction of primary schools and building the capacity of the teachers to boost their productivity, noting that the ministries in the state have been reduced to 16 from the initial 28.
The governor, who lamented the condition of the hospitals in the state, pledged his commitment to changing all the narrative.
He, therefore, solicited the professionals’ support to build the state in the people’s interest.
