Kano okays N600m for projects, renews transparency pledge

The Kano State government, on Tuesday, remitted over N600 million for the execution of new developmental projects.

Similarly, the government renewed its commitment to review all donor funding projects in the state to ensure hitch-free implementation, transparency and accountability.

The governor’s spokesman, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, made the disclosure in a statement made available to The PUNCH on Tuesday in Kano.

Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf gave the assurance at the opening of a Stakeholder Dialogue Meeting on Effective Implementation of International Development Funds in Kano.

With the theme, “Ensuring Value for Money Towards Achieving International Funded Projects Deliverables in Kano”, Yusuf said the essence of the meeting hinged on reinvigorating mutual trust between government, stakeholders and Development partners on result-oriented projects.

Represented by his Chief of staff, Alhaji Shehu Sagagi, the governor, who reiterated the public trust associated with borrowed funds from the donor agencies, insisted that his administration would ensure prudent dispense of funds and execution of designated projects.

The governor reminded the donor agencies co-funding the projects in the state not to hesitate to report any attempted compromise and or, the fact of breaches in the implementation of the ongoing projects.

He emphasized that government is determined to address any anomalies identified, with immediate effect.

Earlier, the convener of the event and Accountant General of Kano State, Abdulkadir Abdulsalam said the administration of Governor Yusuf is committed to timely and prompt release of counterpart resources on projects that will improve social and human development in the state.

He noted that the gathering was to bring together the stakeholders and implementing partners on how to work together to ensure full utilisation and effective implementation of the International Development funds to achieve the deliverables of the projects within time frame, cost and scope.

“We came to learn that the international development funds, which we call capital receipt in our yearly budgets constitute about 30 per cent of our yearly budgets.

“And some of these funds are not grants, most of them are loans to the state taken by the previous administration. So that is why we ensure value for money and effective utilization and implementation of these projects within the project triangles of cost, scope and time,” he said.