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Kano Task Force C’ttee on beggar repatriation to commence Operation

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As part of it’s preparation to commence  operation, Kano State Tasks Force Committee on Evacuation and Repatriation of Beggers from Kano has paid a courtesy visit to the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero at his place.

Speaking during the committee’s visit to his palace, the Emir Bayero expressed willingness of  the Emirate to support the committee realise its goal of ending the menace of street begging in the state.

Alhaji Bayero stated that the mence, which is becoming eyesore and an unbearable social challenge to the people of Kano has, after all, no basis in the religion of Islam.

He urged parents to be alive to their parental responsibilities by ensuring that they enroll their wards into school for them to have basic education so as to be beneficial to themselves and their society.

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The Emir assured the committee that District,  Village and Ward heads would do everything possible to support the Task Force Committee to put end to this social ill in the state.

The monarch lauded Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje for setting up the committee with a view to curtailing the problem of begging.

Briefing the Emir, chairman of the committee who is also chairman, Policy Strategy, Implementation and Evaluation Directorate, Office of the Governor, Engr. Rabiu Suleiman Bichi, said the committee was set up by the state government to bring permanent solution to problem of begging in Kano.

Bichi stated that they were at the palace to inform the Emir about the activities of the committee and seek his support and blessing.

The chairman said the committee had crucial meetings with stakeholders that included heads of media organizations, Islamic schorlars and Civil Society Organizations which have yielded positive result.

In a similar development, the committee also paid a courtesy visit to the Emir of Gaya, Alhaji Aliyu Ibrahim at his palace in Gaya.

The Emir explained activities of the committee has similar objective with what the emirate has been doing through sensitisation in the educational system in his domain.

According to him, Gaya Emirate has also embarked on head count of out-of-school children and provided school materials and uniforms to the children of less-previleged.

He noted that the task of the committee was not an easy one but assured of the emirate’s support and cooperation for its success.

In a statement by Sani Abba Yola said while speaking, chairman of the committee and former Secretary to the Kano State Government, Engr. Rabiu Suleiman Bichi, said  the committee is composed of people of high caliber that drawn its membership from state Ministries Departments and Agencies, security agencies and Civil Society organizations.

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Kano State Hosts 8th Annual Audit Forum to Enhance Transparency and Accountability

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The 8th Annual Audit Forum, organized by the Office of the Auditor General of Kano State, was held recently, focusing on strengthening transparency and accountability in public financial management. .

Isma’ila Musa, the Auditor General of Kano State, welcomed the participants and highlighted the constitutional and legal mandates that guide the auditing process. “Sections 125(2) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) and 36(i) of the Kano State Audit Law, 2021 (as amended) mandate the Office of the Auditor General to audit the accounts and financial statements of the State Government and all Offices and Courts,” he stated.

Musa expressed immense gratitude to His Excellency, Engineer Abba Kabir Yusuf, the Governor of Kano State, for his support in making the event possible. “It is very important to note that a strengthened fiscal transparency will help build trust in governance,” he emphasized. He added that the Audit Forum is a reform intended to reduce opportunities for corruption and abuse of public resources, thereby increasing the efficiency of public expenditures.

The Auditor General also acknowledged the contributions of various officials, including the Hon. Commissioner Ministry of Planning and Budget, the Accountant General, the Executive Chairman of Kano Internal Revenue Services, and former Auditors General, among others. “My sincere appreciation to all the invitees here present for honoring our invitation. I wish us a successful 8th Kano State Annual Audit Forum,” Musa concluded.

In his remarks, the Chairman of the House Committee on Public Accounts, Honorable Tukur Fagge, praised the exercise for its potential to enhance resource management and ensure the success of the tasks at hand. “This exercise will enhance resources management and will realize the success of the task,” Fagge stated.

Sarkin Shanon Kano, Shehu Muhammad Dankadai, who served as the royal father of the day, also graced the event, adding to the significance of the occasion.

The forum underscored the commitment of the Kano State Government to upholding transparency and accountability, reflecting the administration’s dedication to effective and efficient service delivery.

 

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Breaking: Former Secretary of Federal Electoral Commission, FEDECO, Ahmadu Kurfi Passes On at 93

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A former secretary of the Federal Electoral Commission, Alhaji Ahmadu Kurfi, has passed away.

A family source, Jafar Yakubu, informed NIGERIAN TRACKER about the death of the pioneer secretary of the Federal Electoral Commission, who supervised the 1979 general election.

 

Jafar Yakubu said Alhaji Ahmadu Kurfi died at the age of 93 and his Janaza funeral prayers will take place by 2:30 PM at Kurfi in KATSINA state .

 

Dr. Amadu Kurfi, OFR, was born in 1931. He was a former chairman of the then Marketing Board, former Federal Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Defence, and the first person to acquire a BSc degree in the whole of Katsina State, at University College London in 1957.

 

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President Tinubu Sacks UNIZIK Vice-Chancellor, Registrar

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The governing council of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University has been dissolved by President Bola Tinubu.

The president dissolved the council and approved the removal of the institution’s vice-chancellor Bernard Odoh and the university registrar, Rosemary Nwokike.

A statement by Bayo Onanuga, the special adviser to the president on information and strategy said the action by Tinubu follows allegations of procedural violations in the appointment of the Vice-Chancellor.

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He also said that the council led by Greg Ozumba Mbadiwe and including five other members—Hafiz Oladejo, Augustine Onyedebelu, Engr. Amioleran Osahon, and Rtd. Gen. Funsho Oyeneyin was accused of bypassing due process to appoint an unqualified candidate, prompting federal intervention.

Onanuga said, “The sacking of the governing council and officials followed reports that the council illegally appointed an unqualified vice-chancellor without following due process.

He added that following the controversial appointment, the Federal Government stepped in to address the rivalry between the university’s Senate and the governing council of the institution.

“The government expressed concern over the council’s apparent disregard for the university’s governing laws in its selection process”, Onanuga added.

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