Reacting to the development, Sani described the revelation as sad and unfortunate considering the state that boasts of over "a thousand wealthy people".
The chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) tweeted:
"The revelations made by the Kano State Governor that 4.7million pupils are sitting on a bare floor in Kano schools is sad and unfortunate.Its the failure of successive Governments in the State.There are over a thousand wealthy people in Kano who can solve that problem in 24 hours.This is an indictment on them."
Legit.ng reported that the current chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, is the immediate past governor of the state and political rival of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) chieftains, Rabiu Kwankwaso and Governor Yusuf.