West Kordofan population reject new residence for governor
People in El Fula, capital of West Kordofan, have voiced their strong discontent about the expenditure on a new house and a hostel for the Governor of the state, Abulgasim Baraka.
The government of West Kordofan held a workshop in Khartoum last week to discuss the design of the Governor’s new residence and the hostel attached to it, at a cost of about SDG20 billion (more than $3 million).
“Many West Kordofanis were shocked when they heard about the expenses,” a listener told Radio Dabanga from El Fula.
“We consider the high costs for the governor’s house a provocation to the feelings of the state’s residents, who live in poverty, and suffer from hunger, diseases, and a lack of educational services,” he said. “It is a waste of public money, and a kind of corruption. The people demand the amount be spent on the provision of water, and on health, and education services.”
People in El Fula, capital of West Kordofan, have voiced their strong discontent about the expenditure on a new house and a hostel for the Governor of the state, Abulgasim Baraka.
The government of West Kordofan held a workshop in Khartoum last week to discuss the design of the Governor’s new residence and the hostel attached to it, at a cost of about SDG20 billion (more than $3 million).
“Many West Kordofanis were shocked when they heard about the expenses,” a listener told Radio Dabanga from El Fula.
“We consider the high costs for the governor's house a provocation to the feelings of the state's residents, who live in poverty, and suffer from hunger, diseases, and a lack of educational services,” he said. “It is a waste of public money, and a kind of corruption. The people demand the amount be spent on the provision of water, and on health, and education services.”
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