Transparent, accountable management of state accounts — Mu'azu Babangida Aliyu

Total tracked

Kept

Partial / mixed

Broken

Kept

Partial / mixed

Broken

In progress

Governance

Investigate and recover mismanaged contract funds from the outgoing administration

Kept

The promise

Implicit on taking office: audit and account for the state's contract and debt obligations.

Assessment

Established a Debt Verification Committee shortly after being sworn in to examine unpaid bills for contracts awarded by predecessor Abdulkadir Kure; the committee reported widespread misappropriation of state resources.

Education

Invest in education, drawing on the Ahmadu Bello legacy

Partial

The promise

Promised renewed investment in education, referencing the free, quality-schooling legacy of Sir Ahmadu Bello.

Assessment

Advocated throughout and after his tenure for the North to rediscover purposeful investment in education, though independently confirmed details of specific programmes delivered during his own governorship were limited in available reporting.

Governance

Transparent, accountable management of state accounts

Broken

The promise

Campaigned on accountable stewardship of Niger State's public funds, having set up a debt-verification process on taking office.

Assessment

The EFCC later alleged Aliyu's own administration diverted over ₦3 billion from state accounts and share proceeds during his tenure, a case still working through the courts more than a decade after he left office.