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$350m Kaduna Loan : “I Warned Like a Prophet”, Says Shehu Sanni

Some Northwest states sold their votes for packs of Spaghetti, noodles- Shehu Sani

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2025 SCP: NiMet predicts delayed onset of rainfall in 8 northern states NiMet The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted that eight northern states will experience a delayed onset of rainfall in 2025. The prediction is contained in NiMet’s 2025 Seasonal Climate Prediction (SCP), unveiled by Mr. Festus Keyamo, Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, in Abuja. A statement issued by NiMet listed the affected states as Plateau, Kaduna, Niger, Benue, Nasarawa, Taraba, Adamawa, and Kwara. The SCP, themed “ The Role of Early Warnings Towards a Climate-Resilient Aviation Industry for Sustainable Socio-Economic Development,” also outlined Key Rainfall Predictions for 2025. NiMet predicted an early onset of rainfall in Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers, Anambra, and parts of Oyo, Ogun, Osun, Ondo, Lagos, Edo, Enugu, Imo, and Ebonyi. “Earlier than long-term average end-of-rainy season is predicted over parts of Zamfara, Katsina, Kano, Kaduna, Jigawa, Plateau, Bauchi, Borno, Yobe, Adamawa, Taraba, Niger, Kwara, Kogi, FCT, Ekiti, and Ondo States. “A delayed end of season is expected over parts of Kaduna, Nasarawa, Benue, Lagos, Kwara, Taraba, Oyo, Ogun, Cross River, Delta, Akwa Ibom, Ebonyi, Anambra, and Enugu States,” it said. According to NiMet, the length of the rainy season in 2025 is expected to be mostly normal across the country. However, it forecasted a shorter-than-normal season in Borno and parts of Yobe, while Lagos and Nasarawa are expected to have longer-than-normal rainy seasons. “A normal to below-normal annual rainfall is anticipated in most parts of Nigeria compared to the long-term average “Parts of Kebbi, Kaduna, Ebonyi, Cross River, Lagos, Abia, Akwa Ibom, and the FCT are expected to have above-normal annual rainfall amounts. “High-intensity rainfall is expected in May and June, likely resulting in flash floods in coastal cities. “As with previous years, there are pre-onset rainfall activities that should not be confused with the actual onset of the rainy season,” it said. NiMet anticipated a severe dry spell of more than 15 days after rainfall begins in parts of Oyo during the April-May-June season. It also predicted a moderate dry spell lasting up to 15 days in Ekiti, Osun, Ondo, Ogun, Edo, Ebonyi, Anambra, Imo, Abia, Cross River, Delta, Bayelsa, and Akwa Ibom. “For northern states, a severe dry spell lasting up to 21 days is predicted for the June-July-August season of 2025. “The Little Dry Season (LDS), also known as ‘August Break,’ is predicted to begin by late July and will be severe only in parts of Lagos and Ogun. “The number of days with little or no rainfall will range between 27 and 40. Moderate LDS effects are expected in parts of Ogun, Oyo, and Ekiti,” it said. NiMet further predicted light or mild LDS over Osun, Oyo, Kwara, and parts of Ondo-North. It also forecasted above-average temperatures across the country. “Both daytime and nighttime temperatures are predicted to be warmer than the long-term average over most parts of the country in January, February, March, and May 2025. “However, April daytime and nighttime temperatures are predicted to be cooler than normal, while warmer-than-normal temperatures are likely in most northern states,” it said.

Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has recounted how he warned against approving the $350 million World Bank loan request by ex-governor Nasir El-Rufai.

Sani said despite his warning, people refused to listen.

Sani said the state won’t be in such a situation if El-Rufai’s administration had heeded his warning.

He said: “The hour of reckoning has come for every citizen of the state,” Sani said, reacting to the current fiscal challenges in Kaduna.

“I was insulted for saying no to that loan. The hour of reckoning is here for every person in Kaduna state.

“Just like the way Lot (in the Bible) warned people, prophets of the past warned people, but they refused to hear and then you see petition and affliction.

“In the same way, I warned the people of this state, but they were told that the money will bring paradise — land of milk and honey.

“Today, you can see the problems at hand as far as that loan was concerned.

“Today the state is strangulated because of that money which we couldn’t pay.

“We borrowed $350 million when the naira was N400 to the dollar and we are going to pay when the naira is what it is today,” he added.

Last week, governor Uba Sani has raised an alarm over the state’s huge debt profile running into billions of dollars.

In 2018, Sani and two other senators from Kaduna state — Suleiman Hunkuyi, a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) representing Kaduna north senatorial zone; and Danjuma Laah of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kaduna south-central senatorial zone — rejected moves by El-Rufai to take a $350 million World Bank loan.

Sani and Hunkuyi eventually lost their bids for re-election and were replaced by Uba Sani and Suleiman Kwari who lobbied for the approval of the loan.

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