Go to Court- Kaduna govt fires back at contractors over alleged N30bn debt

The Kaduna State Government has asked contractors alleging they are owed astir N30 cardinal to question redress successful court, insisting that owed process indispensable beryllium followed successful resolving the dispute.

The authorities Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Mr Ibrahim Hamza, made the presumption known connected Saturday, May 2, 2026, successful Kaduna portion reacting to claims of unpaid task funds by immoderate contractors.

Hamza said the authorities would not beryllium pressured by nationalist outcry, maintaining that each genuine claims would beryllium addressed done ineligible and administrative channels.

He said “If immoderate contractor believes they are owed, the due spot to beryllium specified claims is the court. The authorities volition not beryllium blackmailed into making payments without due verification”.

According to him, the authorities remains committed to transparency and accountability, adding that lone duly certified and verified contracts would beryllium honoured.

He besides explained that immoderate of the claims being circulated were either exaggerated oregon not backed by implicit documentation.

The commissioner urged affected contractors to contiguous their cases earlier competent courts, assuring that the authorities would res...