6
Total tracked
2
Kept
2
Partial / mixed
2
Broken
Kept
Partial / mixed
Broken
In progress
Partial
The promise
Promised an extensive road-building programme across Sokoto's local government areas.
Assessment
Roads were executed across councils including Tambuwal, Kware, Rabah, Gada and Wamakko, but the administration's much-publicised road-dualisation project remained incomplete at the end of the tenure despite significant claimed spending.
Partial
The promise
Promised to complete stalled projects left by the outgoing Wamakko administration.
Assessment
Completed the School of Legal Studies in Wamakko (inherited at roughly 50%), the Sokoto Conference Centre (from foundation stage), the College of Agriculture and Animal Science, Wurno, and the Assare Water Works, alongside over 30 inherited road projects.
Kept
The promise
Promised to reposition Sokoto's weak internally generated revenue base.
Assessment
IGR rose from ₦6.22 billion in 2015 to ₦23.76 billion in 2021, a 282% increase, according to figures Tambuwal himself later cited.
Broken
The promise
Promised regular payment of salaries, pensions and gratuities to state workers.
Assessment
The administration left over ₦14 billion in gratuities and retirement benefits owed to retired civil servants accumulated between 2015 and 2023, according to figures reported at the end of the tenure.
Broken
The promise
Campaigned on accountable stewardship of Sokoto's treasury.
Assessment
The EFCC detained Tambuwal in August 2025 over alleged fraudulent cash withdrawals totalling ₦189 billion during his eight-year tenure, in violation of the Money Laundering Act; he was released on administrative bail after questioning.