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Kano ADP Gubernatorial Candidate Participates At Security Conference In DR. Congo

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Honourable Shaaban Ibrahim Sharada

 

 

The Kano Gubernatorial Candidate of the Action Democratic Party (ADP), Honourable Shaaban Ibrahim Sharada will be participating at a high level security conference holding in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The conference which is tagged 6th Conference of the Network of African Parliamentarians on Defense and Security Commission is holding from 5th to 7th October in Kinshasa at the Democratic Republic of Congo.

According to a statement issued by the ADP Gubernatorial Campaign Council Spokesperson, Abbas Yushau Yusuf on Tuesday, “the Kano gubernatorial candidate was chosen in his capacity as the Chairman of Nigeria’s House of Representatives Committee on Security and Intelligence and he is expected to speak in the midst of African and European parliamentarians, representatives of international institutions, African and European experts.”

 

Yusuf noted that the conference which holds annually is part of its tradition to meet and collaborate with the Network of African Parliamentarians on
Defense and Security Committees (REPAM-CDS), the Konrad Adenauer Foundation’s Security Policy Dialogue Program in Sub-Saharan Africa (SIPDI) is organizing the 6th REPAM-CDS Conference.

“The three day conference will deliberate on the following topic “The Africa-Europe Security Dialogue in the Era of a New Geopolitical Adversity:
How to lmprove Cooperation in Tangible Terms?”

“Experts and pundits on security issues will be joined by Honourable Sharada to discuss areas of interest during the conference.

“Academics and other experts will also discuss wide range of topics during the occasion,” the Spokesman added.

The ADP Gubernatorial Candidate was appointed chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on National Security and Intelligence after the inauguration of the 9th assembly in the year 2019.

In the year 2020 after his inauguration as the Chairman House committee on security and intelligence, Shaaban Sharada during the 4th conference Network of African Parliamentarians on defense and security committees was elected as President General of the network in charge of Anglophone countries .

“Again during the 5th conference of the network, with his impressive performance, Sharada emerge as the President General of the network in the whole African countries”

At the ongoing conference,which is the 6th, Honourable Shaaban Ibrahim Sharada will offer keynote address in his capacity as President General in the presence of 35 member countries and parliamentarians from Europe and Africa.

President Felix Tshisekedi of DR. Congo will also participate and declare the conference of network of African parliamentarians on Defense and security committees open at full man Hotel in Kinshasa the country’s capital.

After the Declaration by President Felix, the conference led by the President General of the network in Africa ,Shaaban Ibrahim Sharada will in conjunction with security experts from European Union,Africa and the academia will continue to deliberate and investigate causes of security challenges facing the African continent with over 30 parliamentarians from different countries.

 

 

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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.

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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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November 21, 2024

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Late Alhaji Ahmadu Kurfi

 

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.

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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.

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.

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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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