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Non Payment Of Benefit:Defunct PHCN Staff Are Now Mad

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Comrade Sani EL -Mansur

 

 

Since the Privatization of the Power Holding company of Nigeria9(PHCN)by the Federal government, Staff of the old Nigerian electricity company has been enmeshed into hardship and some of them are now mentally retarded.

An old Staff of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) and a member of association of Ex PHCN Staff Kano Zone Comrade Sani – El-Mansur Stated this during an Exclusive Interview with the Nigerian Tracker.

Comrade  Sani Said seven years ago since the Privatization of PHCN in  2012 their 16-month arrears were not paid by the Federal government.

He said this is connected to the work they have done as staff of Power Holding Company of Nigeria before its hand over in 2013 to the new owners.

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Another benefit the federal government is yet to remit to them is the equity share that they are entitled to.

 

According to Comrade El-Mansur despite having a meeting with the senate committee regarding their plight their benefits have now become a storytelling technique.

 

He said it’s estimated that the money they are supposed to be paid by the Federal government amounts to forty billion Naira or Sixty billion Naira.

Comrade Sani El-Mansur added that the Bureau of Public  Enterprises has screened them four times with the promise that old PHCN staff that have successfully pass the screening will get paid, but the promise has now become a mirage.

According to him, the Nigerian privatizing authority conducted the screening exercise for the old PHCN staff in the year 2014, 2016,2017, and lately 2018 but the payment of their retirement benefits has now become a child’s play.

Another scenario narrated by Malam Sani El-Mansur the old PHCN staff, was that there was a man who was also retired at age 38 but his benefits were deposited somewhere.

The disgusting issue was that the BPE said it will not pay the 38-year-old man retired at the age of 38 his benefits of not more than 600 thousand till he attained the age of 50.

Comrade Sani El-Mansur who is an old Staff of PHCN Kano Zone said the present situation PHCN old staff found themselves due to the nonpayment of their benefits include marriage breakages, some have gone mad while others are now mentally retarded.

Some families also have Children that opt out of school due to the present predicament.

 

currently, the retired Phcn staff waiting for their benefits are fifty thousand

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

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November 21, 2024

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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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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.

 

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.

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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