By; AMOS TAUNA, Kaduna
The new Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang has said that he has inherited N200 billion debt burden in the state.
Speaking in his inaugural speech after his swearing-in at a ceremony in Jos, the state capital, he assured that despite the huge debt, the state is currently plagued with, it would not deter his administration from serving the people effectively.
He stated, “The state is presently under a huge debt burden of over N200 billion, the healthcare sector is in need of urgent attention, our school system requires a comprehensive overhaul, our infrastructure is decayed and inadequate, and practically, every sector requires urgent redress.”
He expressed his administration’s determination to breaking the state’s over-dependence on one source of revenue based in Abuja and managed sometimes with uncertainty.
He added that his administration was committed to working on multiple and sustainable income sources so that they can serve the people better.
Following the challenges the state was faced with, the governor explained that there was no quick-fix solutions to these challenges, but are prepared to take the challenges head-on and hit the ground running immediately.
