Gov. Namadi suspends Provost, Registrar, Bursar of state institution for financial Scam

By Umar Akilu Majeri, Dutse

The Jigawa State government has approved the suspension of the Provost, Registrar and Bursar of the College of Health Science, Jahun and College of Nursing and Midwifery, Birnin-Kudu for financial scam pending the review of the white paper report recommendations.
This was contained in the press statement issued to journalists shortly after the Jigawa State Executive Council meeting held last week.

During the State Executive Council meeting the executive members of the committee approved the recommendations of the white paper committee on three out of five (5) Tertiary Institutions in the State.

The Council approved and directed all the affected institutions Governing Council/Management, Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology, Ministry of Justice, Office of the Head of Service, Office of the Accountant General and Auditor General to immediately implement the recommendations of the White Paper reports on Jigawa State College of Education, Gumel, College of Education, Legal and Islamic Studies, Ringim Jigawa State Polytechnic, Dutse respectively.

In a related development, the State Executive Council also deliberated on the Committee of Inquiry Report on NG-J-CARESResult Area 2: Fadama presented before Council and approved the immediates suspension of the State Coordinator and all the 27 LGAs Desk Officersof the NGJ
CARES Result Area 2 Fadama in the State.

Similarly, the Council directed the Committee of Inquiry report to a White Paper committee under the chairmanship of the State Head of Service(HOS) to review the recommendations of the report for implementation modalities to refund all money misuse and abuse of contracts under the Fadama project.