Kano News
Governor Yusuf Launches N5 Billion Second Phase of Pension and Death Benefits
Kano News
Six plus 5 billion Naira for Kano pensioners : Abba deserves Accolades ,Ganduje Deserves Condemnation
One sector that suffered neglect corruption and malpractice during the recent past administration in Kano State under Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje was the pension .
Yes ,I use to frequent the Kano state pension Trustee Funds Office in Sokoto road to get update on pension and gratuity payment to the extent that I was well familiar with the former Chairman of the Board .
They always complain of lack of funds and non remittance of the deductions made from workers monthly salaries by various state ministries ,Agencies and Departments.
NLC and the Nigerian Union of pensioners became my friends .As my former working place NTA Kano use to refer any report in that aspect to me for coverage .To be sincere and frank the situation was very bad .
Retirees were always seen begging for even a part payment of their gratuity to settle their pressing needs ,even though pension was regularly paid on monthly basis immediately after retirement.
This situation put so much pressure on retired workers who must of them are aged unlike me who leave service at less than forty .
I have to use this opportunity to salut the recent effort of governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State for providing additional five billion naira ,beside the six billion provided last year to settle the pension backlog.
This is commendable as many families will exprience better life , many failed to marry up their daughters ,pay rents,School fees and hospital bills due to non payment of their entitlements after spending morethan 30 years serving their father land .
Governor Abba please continue to provide more funds for pensions,it will sanitize the wealth of Kano State and make your government more impactful .
Abba Hamisu Sani is the National Coordinator Society for Patriotic Journalism.
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Kano News
Emirate Tussle: Governor Abba Shouldn’t Destroy His Lineage – Abdul Aziz Ahmad
Alhaji Abdulaziz Ahmad, the former President of the Nigerian Youth Organisation and Chiroman Sumaila, has urged Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf not to destroy his lineage as the son of Emir Ibrahim Dabo.
The former President of the Nigerian Youth Organisation and Chiroman Sumaila, Abdul Aziz Ahmad, stated this while addressing newsmen in Kano.
Ahmad said Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf should maintain the integrity of his family, noting that the Governor is the grandson of Galadiman Kano Yusuf, who is the son of Emir Ibrahim Dabo.
Ahmad said that in Kano, there is no politician that matches Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf’s family background because he is from royalty, and he shouldn’t destroy the royalty from which he comes.
Ahmad added that what brought Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf to prominence and eventually to the governorship is the popular will, and he shouldn’t allow that to undermine his political popularity.
According to him, Governor Abba should allow due process to take its course in the Kano Emirate crisis.
On the issue of godfatherism, he said even if it’s Governor Abba’s political mentor, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, who is causing him to bring crisis to the emirate, he should note that Almighty Allah will not question Kwankwaso on the day of judgment; he will be questioned.
He said there is no offense that warrants the removal of the 15th Emir of Kano. He also called for the people to remain calm until the court decides on the current Emirate tussle.
Kano News
Sallah Durbar: How Police Save Kano From Violence
Despite the rejection of Kano State Government on police decision to ban Sallah durbar during the Eidl Kabir festivities, the 16th Emir of Kano Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi went ahead to hold the Eid Durbar on his way back to his palace from the Sheikh Ahmad Tijjani Mosque where he led the Eid Prayers.
It would be recalled that the Kano Emirate is in a serious tussle between 15th Emir Aminu Ado Bayero and Emir Sanusi Lamido Sanusi.
A Federal High Court in Kano has asked the state government to maintain status quo until the determination of the motion on notice filed but the governor went ahead to reinstate Sanusi Lamido after his dethronement by then Governor Abdullahi Ganduje whom the Emir worked against in the 2019 election.
The governor also rushed Sanusi to the Kano Emirate Place at Gidan Rumfa to stop the dethroned Emir from having access to the House despite giving him 48 hours to pack his belongings from the House.
The governor defied his own order and led Emir Sanusi to Gidan Rumfa on Saturday around 2 a.m. Within 24 hours, out of the 48 hours ultimatum, he gave the Emir to pack and leave the state.
One of the aides of Emir Bayero, who doesn’t want to be named, coinfided to this paper that some personal belongings of the Emir were stolen, some of which were inherited by him from his forefathers.
It was during the Eid Durbar by Emir Sanusi a group of angry youths stoned him on his way to his way to the palace just few hours after Governor Yusuf was booed on his way to the Eid Prayer at State Road.
It was reliably gathered that Sanusi was planning to partake in the Hawan Daushe on Monday, but his experience of what happened on Sunday stopped him from doing that.
“There was security threat, had it been the Emir partake in Hawan Daushe, the story could have been different, lives could have been lost as adequate security wasn’t in place to maintain law and order.
The police decided to ban both Emirs from holding durbar out of security concerns.
Even though Emir Bayero abides by the law to hold Eid Prayer at his Mini Palace as advised by the police, Emir Sanusi refused to abide by until when he saw the security threat by himself
The Police are vindicated now. ” A source who doesn’t want to be named told this paper.
The State Government has criticised the police for not taking orders of the governor as Chief Security Officer of the State.
Meanwhile, Senator Kwankwaso has yesterday issued a warning to the federal government that he is ever ready for a fight as the government is helping opposition in the state to breed Boko Haram.
Kwankwaso, who secured a court order last week to stop EFCC from his arrest, told newsmen that enemies of the state and the NNPP are doing everything possible to distract them from giving good governance to the people of Kano.
The FG is yet to respond to the allegations by Kwankwaso at the time of filing this report.
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