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Badaru said his administration inherited debts in excess of ₦31.3 billion from the Sule Lamido government, with some accounts putting total state liabilities closer to ₦115 billion; the outgoing PDP administration disputed this, saying it left the state debt-free.

The two administrations never reconciled the competing figures publicly.

The incoming Badaru administration said it met less than ₦17 million in the state treasury at the May 2015 handover.

The claim was disputed by figures from the outgoing Lamido administration.