The Sokoto State government has expressed concern over the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) sponsoring a campaign of lies to distract and derail the administration of Governor Ahmed Aliyu.
A statement issued by Abubakar Bawa, his Chief Press Secretary, noted that the orchestrated campaign is targeted at hindering the constructive engagement with the good people of Sokoto State through the delivery of good governance by the governor.
Ordinarily, the Chief Press Secretary said that the state government would not have honored PDP with a response, but given the fact that the Governor Aliyu administration is accountable to the people of Sokoto State, who overwhelmingly voted for him, the statement offered this explanation.
According to the statement, First, the Governor Aliyu government did not award any contract worth N30 billion for a street fence in Sokoto State, as maliciously claimed by PDP in its tale of lies against our dear state.
It also explained that the government has no plans to award any street fence contract valued at N30 billion, stating that it exists only in PDP's imagination. The statement called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to probe the phantom N30 billion expenditure, which it described as a mere academic exercise.
