The Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential running mate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has disclosed that he never collected one naira from the security vote while he was governor of Kano State for eight years.
Kwankwaso made the remark while insisting that state police is due to a huge failure of leadership in Northern Nigeria.
He spoke in an interview on News Central’s 60 Minutes with Mr Kay, where he was asked how the NDC administration if voted into power would fight corruption.
Kwankwaso said: “We will start from homes, governor my hands are clean. I never collected one naira from security votes for eight years as a governor.
“Nigerians are good people and they are always expecting a good government. We are making an arrangement to establish a system that can help, that can work in this country.
“There is a huge failure of leadership in Northern Nigeria, state police are as a result of that failure.”
The former governor also insisted that there are so many dangers associated with state police.
“There are so many dangers associated with state police. The governors would want to use them for political protection.
“No Hisbah man anywhere has guns, the government must not allow the circulation of small arms just like that,” he added.
I never collected one naira from security vote as Kano governor – Kwankwaso
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