17/08/2016
PRESS STATEMENT
JIGAWA STATE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON WEDNESDAY 13TH ZUL - QADAH, 1437 AH EQUIVALENT TO 16TH AUGUST, 2016
RESOLUTIONS:
1. The Executive Council has approved a draft law to provide for the harmonisation and collection of ministries, Departments, and Agencies' Revenue in the state to establish State Revenue Advisory. Committee to hear appeals. The Law is set to enhance the diversification of the State economy and raise more Internally Generated Revenue(IGR) especially from non- PAYE revenue sources. The draft will soon be passed to the state House of Assembly for enactment into law.
2. It would be recalled that recently the executive council approved the payment of compensation of structures affected by the on-going township roads construction in Roni, Sule Tankarkar, Maigatari, Hadejia,Malam Madori and Kafin Hausa, the executive council has further approved the payment of compensation of structures to those affected by the township roads construction in Kazaure, Guri, and Kaugama as in accordance with the verification committee report.
Four Hundred and Sixteen(416) structures have been identified in the three towns, all valued at the total sum of One Hundred and Forty Nine Million, Five Hundred and Seventy-Seven Three Thousand One Hundred and Tweenty-Seven Naira only(N149,573,127.00). The break down is as follows:
A. Kazaure- Roads 1,4 and 10 amounts to One Hundred and Twenty Eight Thousand and Five Naira (N123, 828,705.00) be paid as compensation.
B. Guri- Roads 1,324 amounts to Seven Million, Two Hundred and Sixteen Thousand,Two Hundred Naira (N7, 216,200.00).
C. Kaugama - Roads 1,2,324 amounts to Eighteen Million, Five Hundred and Twenty-eight Thousand, Two Hundred and Twenty Two Naira only(18,528,222.00)
3. The Executive Council received with delight from the Honourable Commissioner for Education on the impressive performance of our sponsored students of Jigawa State indegenes at the Eastern Mediterranean University, Cyprus studying various aspect of Engineering Studies and Pharmaceutical Sciences.
The Council directed the ministry of Education to continue monitoring and keeping abreast with the activities of our sponsored students in all tertiary institutions outside the country.
Signed:
Bala Ibrahim
Hon. Commissioner for Information, Youth, Sports and Culture