Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, has vowed to cut down on the cost of governance and fancy lifestyles to overcome economic and security challenges crushing the state.

The governor pointed out that the period was an emergency one, which necessitated tough decisions to survive directing the newly inaugurated commissioner in the state to use their old vehicles as official cars. Governor Sani also set up a Trust Fund to cater to the poor and vulnerable people in the state to cushion the effect of the oil subsidy removal while promising to donate 50 percent of his salary to the fund.

The governor shortly after the swearing-in and administration of the oath of office of the new Commissioners at Sir Kashim Government House, Kaduna, on Thursday, acknowledged that the state was confronted with economic and security challenges. He said: “We count on you to bring your experience and competence to bear on governance in the state. You are coming into our administration at a period when we are confronted with serious economic and security challenges. Creative and innovative steps are being taken to address the challenges. “Our President took a hard and painful but necessary decision to remove fuel subsidy. We are therefore in a period of emergency. We must cut down on the cost of governance, and ostentatious lifestyle. “All commissioners must use their old vehicles. If we led by example, our people would follow. Excuses for lackluster performance will not be accepted; we shall strictly assess you based on performance indicators. Anyone who fails to measure up shall be shown the way out.”