The Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje has approved the formation of a 17-member Transition Committee to hand over to the incoming administration in the state.
The State government also approved a 100-member sub-committee which constitution will be drawn from various Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs).
The state commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Muhammad Garba, who dropped the hint while addressing newsmen on the outcome of the council’s weekly meeting held at Council Chamber, Government House, Kano, said the governor-electm Abba Yusuf is expected to give three representatives for the main committee.
Disclosing this to newsmen, the commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Muhammad Garba, said the governor-elect Abba Yusuf is expected to give three representatives for the main committee.
Garba stated that the main committee would, among other things, work in harmony with a view to assiduously write and submit a Final Transition/Handing-over Report within three weeks.
He said the committee would also obtain and analyse reports from MDAs in terms of major accomplishments, including ongoing projects/programme in relation to level of execution/fiscal profile, problems, constraints etc from May 25 to date.
He said the committee would be inaugurated by Ganduje on Tuesday by 2pm at the Africa House, Government House, Kano.
Speaking on the composition of the committee, Garba said, “The committee, which is under the chairmanship of the Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Usman Alhaji, has the following as members Head of Civil Service, Attorney General/Commissioner of Justice, commissioner for Information, Commissioner of Environment, Commissioner of Commerce, Industry and Cooperatives.
“Others are Commissioner of Planning and Budget, commissioner for local government, Commissioner of Works and Infrastructure, Commissioner of Finance, Commissioner of Education, Director-General, Bureau for Land Management, Director-General, Research and Documentation, Managing Director, Urban Planning and Development Agency, while Permanent Secretary, Research Evaluation and Political Affairs, REPA is to serve as secretary of the committee.”
