Kano Gov’t Approves 17-Member Transition Committee

Kano State commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Malam Muhammad Garba, disclosed on Sunday that the State Executive Council has approved the formation of a 17-member Transition Committee ahead of Governor Abdullahi Ganduje’s handing over of government to the incoming administration in the state.

Garba, who was sharing extracts of the council’s weekly meeting with journalists today, said the council also approved a 100-member sub-committee which constitution will be drawn from various Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs).

According to him, Kano State Governor-elect, Abba Kabir Yusuf, is expected to give three representatives for the main committee, noting that 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.

Malam 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.

The commissioner explained further that the Transition Committee had been mandated to commence the process of the transition programme and also document the achievements recorded within the two tenures of the administration of Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje.

He said the committee would also obtain and analyse reports from MDAs in terms of major accomplishments, including ongoing projects/programmes in relation to the level of execution/fiscal profile, problems, constraints etc., from May 25 to date.

Malam Garba pointed out that the committee is tasked to coordinate and facilitate activities of the sub-committee on transition, collate and compile their report, and write and submit a Final Transition and handover report for the incoming administration within four weeks after the inauguration.

He said the committee would be inaugurated by Governor Ganduje on Tuesday by 2 pm at the Africa House, Government House, Kano.