SSG denies supply of medical equipment to Sir Yahaya Specialists Hospital

 

By Editor

The Kebbi State Government has refuted some pictures circulating on the social media on supply of medical equipment to Sir Yahaya Specialists Hospital, Birnin Kebbi. 

Alhaji Ahmed Idris, Chief Press Secretary to Kebbi State Governor, disclosed this in a statement made available to Journalists in Birnin Kebbi on Tuesday.

Idris quoted Alhaji Yakubu Bala-Tafida, Secretary to the State Government (SSG) as saying this while reacting to the purported pictures, describing the entire information as false and a mere attempt to blackmail the present administration under Gov. Nasir Idris.

He said the pictures being circulated were meant to create confusion amongst the citizenry, as there was no such equipment supplied to the hospital.

The SSG, however, appealed to all and sundry to dismiss and reject the circulated pictures because there was no iota of truth in them.

Bala-Tafida called on the general public to extend all the necessary support and cooperation to His Excellency, Comrade Dr Nasir Idris to enable him effectively deliver the dividends of democracy to his constituents. 

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Gov. Idris assents to Bill increasing retirement age of teachers

 

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The Kebbi State Governor, Comrade Dr Nasir Idris has signed into Law a bill that increase the retirement age and length of service for Primary and Secondary School teachers.

Speaking at the signing ceremony in Birnin Kebbi, the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Hon. Mohammad Usman-Zuru said the Bill was expected to address crucial matters that affect the lives and career of Primary and Secondary School teachers.

He identified the crucial issues to include; retirement age and length of service.

The Speaker observed that teachers play a pivotal role in shaping the future of any society, thereby shaping the future of the nation being the custodial knowledge.

Usman-Zuru appealed to all stakeholders in the education sector to lend their support to the Bill for the growth and development of the sector.

The speaker then assured the Governor of the State Assembly's readiness to always support the present administration policies and programmes towards effective performance.

Responding, Gov. Nasir Idris thanked members of the State House of Assembly for the consistent support and cooperation they extend to the present administration. 

He said with the signing of the Bill, teachers in the state would always remember members of the State House of Assembly for their efforts in the speedy passage of the Bill . 

Gov. Idris described the relationship between the Executive and Legislative arms of government as cordial, saying that the present administration proved to be government of the people, for the people and by the people.

In a related development, the State Executive Council had also approved a medium term expenditure framework for the year 2024 to 2026, for onward transmission to the State House of Assembly.

This was announced by the State Commissioner of Budget and Economic Planning, Dr Abba Sani-Kalgo while briefing Government House Correspondents shortly after the State Executive Council meeting which was presided over by Gov. Nasir Idris.

Speaking jointly with the State Commissioners of justice, Barrister Junaidu Marashal and Higher Education, Dr Halima Muhammad-Bande pointed out that at the meeting, the state action business enabling reforms, ease of doing business which create enabling environment for business in the state were discussed.

The Commissioners announced that all the MOU brought to the council were approved and ratified. 

The State Executive Council meeting was attended by the State Deputy Governor, Secretary to the State Government, Head of Service and all the Commissioners.

Tinubu counsels NLC on dialogue in solving industrial dispute

 

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President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Monday, admonished the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on the need to embrace dialogue in solving any industrial disharmony.

He gave the advice while declaring open a two-day retreat for National Administrative Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress held in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.

Represented by Gov. Nasir Idris of Kebbi State, Bola Tinubu observed that opting for the path of dialogue in resolving issues related to industrial dispute would pave way for understanding and ease problem solving, apart from facilitating national growth and development.

The President sought for synergy between the federal government and the NLC towards taking the nation's civil service as well as the country to greater heights.

While commending the NLC for shelving its recent planned nationwide strike, Bola Tinubu said the suspension of the strike demonstrated the desire of the union to put the interest of Nigeria beyond personal or parochial interest.

He encouraged them to sustain the tempo, to be more patriotic and remain resolute on issues that would propel the good image of Nigeria globally.

The President prayed for a fruitful and successful deliberation during the retreat to benefit not only workers but also government and the nation at large.

Kebbi gov. extends hands of friendship to opposition after Tribunal victory

 

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 Governor of Kebbi State,  Nasir Idris Kauran Gwandu has extended a hand of fellowship to opposition as he advised them to sheath their sword and join hands with him to take Kebbi State to next level of development.

He stated this while addressing mammoth crowd who converged at Government House Birnin Kebbi to rejoice with the governor over his victory at the Election Petition Tribunal.

In a statement by Ahmed Idris, Chief Press Secretary to Kebbi State Governor, he said  governor Idris observed that it was part of democracy to go to court and seek redress when not satisfied with the outcome of elections.

He, however, said that it was also the beauty of democracy to join, brace, accept and assist the winning party to build the state and provide the dividends of democracy.

Gov. Idris attributed his victory at the tribunal to the will of God Almighty who gives power to whom He pleases and at the time He pleases.

The governor said: "Let me say sincerely that the judgement of the tribunal is not only for us, not only for the people of Kebbi State but it is a victory for democracy. The judgement has further affirmed the will of God Almighty and at the same time the will of the people of Kebbi State.

"We have two messages to carry away from the verdict of the tribunal, it has shown that power belongs to God and only He can give it to whoever He wants, where He wants and when He wants. 

"Secondly, it has shown us that the people voted for us and we must redouble our efforts to serve the people who gave us this mandate and we must do so with fear of God."

While giving gratitude to the Almighty Allah who upheld the will of the people through the verdict, Gov. Idris pledged to continue to pray for God's guidance, wisdom and protection in the discharge of his responsibilities to his creator as well as the peop.nyle.

The governor reiterated the commitment of his administration towards fulfilling the campaign promises, insisting that it was his desire to make Birnin Kebbi the state capital of Kebbi, "a city of pride to our people is coming to fruition as we build, rehabilitate and re-plan our roads in the city."

He assured that the new ultra modern state secretariat at Gwadangwaji would soon be completed, adding that the education sector was facing revolution as the healthcare system faces the most decisive actions ever in the history and for the benefit of people.

Gov. Idris assured that major cities across the state would soon answer their names as cities, while promising to take agriculture to next level of advancement for the benefit of farmers and the economy.

The governor pledged to change the security architecture of state to ensure safety of all, assuring that his administration would not rest until people feel secured. 

Kebbi gov donates N5m to Sir Yahaya Hospital

 

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Kebbi State Governor, Comrade Dr Nasir Idris on Tuesday visited Sir Yahaya Specialist Hospital Birnin Kebbi and donated Five Million Naira (N5m) to the hospital.

The governor, who inspected some section of the hospital pledged to look into some challenges faced by the hospital as raised by the Chief Medical Director (CMD), Dr Zaki Abubakar.

Gov. Idris stressed the need for some parts of the hospital to be moved to Kebbi Medical Centre, Kalgo to be named Sir Yahaiya Annex.

Earlier, the CMD, Dr Zaki Abubakar had identified inadequate manpower as one of the major challenges affecting the hospital and appealed to the governor to urgently intervene.

He told the governor that the hospital had a total of 26 Doctors and 258 Nurses with 260 casual staff.

Kauran Gwandu Achievement Forum organises special prayer for Kebbi Governor

 

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The Kauran Gwandu Achievement Forum has on Wednesday organised a special prayer for the new administration in Kebbi State led by Comrade Dr Nasir Idris to achieve its set goals and objectives of transforming the state. 

The prayer, which was organised under the leadership of the Chairman of the forum, Alhaji Shu'aibu Garba Tazarce featured serries of prayer session by different Ulamas held at Birnin Kebbi Eid Praying Ground.

The Ulamas included; Malam Imrana Usman, Chief Imam, Juma'at Mosque, Bayan Oando, Birnin Kebbi, Sheik Muhammad Tuku Argungu, Chief Imam Argungu Juma'at Mosque, mong other Juma'at Mosques Imams. 

The Ulamas prayed to Almighty God to give Gov. Nasir Idris the capability and wisdom to pilot the affairs of the state well and successfully take it to the promise land.

While praying against every kind of evils and calamities in the state, the Ulamas also sought for God's protection, shower of His bounties and mercies as well as lasting peace across the state.

They prayed God to give the governor the strength and capacity to continue with the good work of transforming the state he had already started in just less than 100 days in office.

The special prayer session was attended by thousands of people from all walks of life including; Commissioners, Directors, Senior Civil Servants and other top government officials.

Commissioners present included; Hon. Yakubu Ahmed BK, Information, Hon. Abubakar Jiika, Finance, Hon. Abdullahi Umar Muslim, Works as well as the Accountant General of the State, Alhaji Muhammad Aminu Zoramawa, Alhaji Kabir Sani Gaint, SA political and power, Sagir Muhammad Haliru, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor Ahmed Idris among others. 

Blackout: Kebbi establishes surveillance team to safeguard transformer/electrical installations

 

By Our Reporter 

Worried by possible activities of vandals following total blackout in Birnin Kebbi, the Kebbi State Government has engaged the services of hunters as a surveillance team to safeguard transformers and other electrical installations from vandalism in the state capital.

This was made known in a statement by Ahmed Idris, Chief Press Secretary to Kebbi State Governor. 

Idris said addressing the hunters at the Cabinate Office, Birnin Kebbi on Monday, the Adviser to Kebbi State Governor on Political Affairs and Power, Hon. Kabiru Sani-Giant said the essence of the team was to ensure security of electrical installations especially theft of armoured cable which had become rampant in Nigeria.

He observed that at the end of the day the loses or bulk of the budden lie on the neck of government, hence the need for precautionary measures to avert the trend.

"If a transformer is vandalised, at the end it's government that will bear the budden and that's a minus on the side of government and its people because it will spend the money that would have been used for developmental project to replace electrical installation.

"That's why we decided to fish out trustworthy people like you to do this kind of job. We know the bad eggs amongst us will take advantage of this power outage to perpetrate their evil acts of removing armoured cable, but with you people on ground, they won't be able to carry out their bad intention," he assured.

Sani-Giant advised them to be very vigilant in discharging their duties, recalling that even when there was power supply, because the supply used to be rationing, the hoodlums do carry out their acts in areas where light was not available at a perticular time.

This, according to him, had become a threat to Kebbi State in general, "that's why we feel your services is very important, you are not only assisting government but also, you are assisting yourself and the general public."

The governor's aid informed them that the work would make them to become more professional in the security aspect and at the same time they would get some token from government apart from reward from their creator.

On his part, the Commissioner for Home Affairs and Internal Security, Hon. Sama'ila Yakubu-Augie said: "security is everybody's business, hence the need for all hands on deck to rescue the situation."

He reminded the team that protecting power installations should be a collective responsibity that every Nigerian must contribute for the good and safety of all.

Responding, the Commander Kebbi State Hunters, Ambassador Musa Hussaini Rambo lauded Gov. Nasir Idris for finding them worthy of the job and assured that they would do their best to protect the installations from vandalism.

Hussaini Rambo sought for support and cooperation from the general public to discharge their function diligently.

 

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