APC's claim on diverted palliatives misleading, politically motivated - Sagagi 

Shehu Wada Sagagi, the Chief of staff to Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has described the allegation against him by All Progressives Congress (APC) Chairman Abdullahi Abbaa on alleged diversion of palliatives as baseless, misleading, and politically motivated.

Sagagi in a statement on Wednesday in Kano said the antic deployed by the opposition party in the state was a “desperate attempt to tarnish his image in the eyes of right-thinking Nigerians, and a calculated attempt to discredit the NNPP government’s efforts in supporting the people of Kano State.”

According to Wada Sagagi, the APC’s claims of palliative diversion and rebranding level against his personality are unfounded and lack concrete evidence and stated that such frivolous ranting are mere allegations designed to score cheap political stunts.

The Kano born politician reiterated, “Let it be on record that my office has never been involved in palliatives distribution and no one has ever allocated the palliatives to me for onward distribution to state, local governments or ward level.

“The NNPP government has been transparent in its distribution of palliatives to the masses, with clear records of beneficiaries and distribution channels, therefore there is no truth to the APC’s claims of diversion or rebranding.”

APC seeks probe into alleged diversion of palliatives

The politician stated that APC’s accusations are simply politically inclined, tinted to distract the public from their failures while they had eight years tenure in governance, only to shift attention towards the NNPP administration’s successes in less than one year in office.

“The NNPP government has made significant strides in supporting the people of Kano state, from food distribution to infrastructure development, we therefore viwed recent media onslaught as orchestrated attempt to undermine these achievements,” he said.

Sagagi stressed that “Our actions are guided by the principles of transparency and accountability, and we challenge the APC to provide proof of their allegations or retract their statement.

READ ALSO: Rivers APC crisis: Okocha rejects court judgment, heads to appeal

“The Abbas led APC’s stock in trade is diversionary, designed to set the people of Kano who are the ultimate beneficiaries of the palliatives against the government with ultimate target to create unnecessary tension and confusion.

“No doubt, our government remains committed to the welfare of the people of Kano state, and we will not be deterred by the APC’s baseless accusations. They will no succeed. We will continue to work tirelessly to support our citizens.”