The formation of a 17-member transition committee to plan the transition and handover to the new administration has been approved by Governor Abdullahi Ganduje’s administration.
The council also authorized the creation of a subcommittee with 100 members from the Various ministries, departments, and organizations (MDAs).
After the weekly meeting of the state executive council at the Government House in Kano, the information commissioner, Muhammad Garba, made this announcement.
Mr. Garba clarified that three representatives for the main committee were anticipated from Governor-elect Kabir Yusuf.
According to him, prominent Kano government officials, political appointees, and members of the cabinet made up the committee, which was presided over by Usman Alhaji, the secretary to the state government.
According to him, the members included the state head of civil service, attorney general/commissioner for justice, information, environment, commerce and education commissioners.
Others are the commissioners of planning and budget, local government, works and infrastructure, finance, and education.
Similarly, the director-general, bureau for land management, director-general, research and documentation, and managing director, urban planning and development agency would serve as members, while the permanent secretary of research evaluation and political affairs, is the committee’s secretary.
Mr Garba stated further that the main committee would, among other things, work in harmony with a view to assiduously write and submit a final transition and handover report within three weeks.
The commissioner revealed that the main transition committee has been mandated to commence the process of transition programme and also document the achievements recorded within the two tenures of the administration of Mr Ganduje.
He said the committee would also obtain and analyse reports from MDAs in terms of major accomplishments, including ongoing projects and programmes in relation to level of execution and fiscal profile, problems and constraints from May 25 to date.
Mr Garba stressed that the committee would also coordinate and facilitate activities of the sub-committee on transition, collate and compile their reports as well as write and submit a final transition and handover report for the incoming administration within four weeks after inauguration.
He said the committee would be inaugurated by Mr Ganduje on Tuesday by 2:00 p.m. at the Africa House, Kano.
(NAN)
