Kebbi Govt disputes UNDP poverty rating, faults ADC

By Haruna Aliyu, Birnin Kebbi
The Kebbi State Government has disputed a reported poverty rating attributed to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), describing it as outdated and accusing opposition politicians of using it to criticise the administration of Governor Nasir Idris.
The state Commissioner for Information and Culture, Yakubu Ahmed Birnin Kebbi, stated this on Sunday at a press conference held at the Government House in Birnin Kebbi.
He claimed that the report being cited covered data from 2018, during the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari, and alleged that former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, had ...