Over N60b was spent to truncate democracy – Gov Sani

The Executive Governor of Kaduna State, Uba Sani, says that over N60 billion was spent by some politicians to undermine Nigeria’s democracy and destabilise the country through the #EndBadGovernanceinNigeria protest.

In an exclusive interview aired on TVC and monitored by The Guardian, Governor Uba Sani stated that some identified politicians confessed to spending N60 billion to facilitate the hunger strike protest in the country.

According to him, National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, confirmed that over $36 million has now been frozen in cryptocurrency to prevent future occurrences as the President Tinubu-led administration seeks lasting solutions to food shortages triggered by insecurity and economic policies.

“Over a week ago, I said that from our little investigation in Kaduna, we were able to identify some politicians who were involved by giving those children money because they eventually confessed to the security agencies.

“Yes, over N60 billion. Even from the report of the NSA, close to $36 million has now been frozen in cryptocurrency. That is what is happening at the moment. That is a fact, and whether we like it or not, you don’t have to be in government, with the ruling party, or the opposition party. As long as you believe in democracy, we must fight for it.”

Uba Sani further revealed that the so-called politicians had collaborated with some foreign countries to destabilise Nigeria through the hunger protest, adding that the NSA will reveal the identities of the culprits and their foreign collaborators.

“At the Council of State meeting, the National Security Adviser made it clear that an investigation is ongoing. Both the NSA and the government now know the identities of most of them, and of course, there’s also the involvement of some foreign countries.

“I will not mention that for now because the NSA will be the one to say that, but I can tell you he made it clear to all of us. We may not mention all of them because there may be more as we are sitting here, as investigations are ongoing.

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“But it’s sad because the impression given to everyone is that the protest was about hunger. Everyone who lives in this country knows we are facing a lot of economic crises. Certainly, Nigeria is not immune to that crisis because it is a global economic crisis.

“It happened in the UK. In America, it is the same. We have seen it in virtually every country around the world. We see it every day. But there’s a way to handle this issue, and I agree that all of us in government, even those outside of government within the business community, must come together to address this problem. Most of us have only been in government for about 14 months, and the President is just 14 months into his term. We inherited a very bad economy. You don’t need to go to school to know the economy was really bad,” he concluded.