🏛️ State Executive Council Meeting Summary
Date: Wednesday, 29th September 2025
Chairman: His Excellency, Malam Umar A. Namadi, FCA
Position: Executive Governor of Jigawa State
🕋 1. Hajj 2026 Preparation – Loan Approval
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Approved Amount: ₦3,400,000,000.00 (loan to Jigawa State Pilgrims Welfare Board)
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Purpose: Payment of 2026 Hajj seat deposit for 400 intending pilgrims allocated by NAHCON.
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Context:
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Ensures Jigawa secures its Hajj seat allocation early.
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Builds on the successful ₦3.3 billion loan for the 2025 Hajj, which was fully refunded before the exercise.
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Objective: Guarantee smooth and well-organized Hajj operations for Jigawa pilgrims.
🛒 2. Expansion of Palliative Shops Across 27 LGAs
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Approved Amount: ₦428,386,000.00
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Scope: Establishment of 28 additional palliative shops in strategic locations across the state.
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Objective:
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Improve access to affordable essential goods
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Cushion the economic burden on residents
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Expand the reach of government interventions for equitable distribution
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🌊 3. Flood Mitigation & Infrastructure Protection
✅ Rehabilitation of Waza Embankment (Gambara–Waza–Dutse Road)
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Approved Amount: ₦574,657,641.60
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Purpose:
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Maintenance and rehabilitation of the embankment to mitigate perennial flooding
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Protect communities and infrastructure along a major access route to Dutse (state capital)
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Benefits:
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Safeguard lives and property
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Enhance road accessibility
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Support economic activity and rural–urban connectivity
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🐄 4. Ministry of Livestock Development – Organogram Approval
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Purpose: Establish an operational structure for the newly created Ministry of Livestock Development
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Objective:
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Promote sustainable livestock farming
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Enhance value chains in animal production
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Create economic opportunities for rural communities
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Improve animal health services and support livestock entrepreneurs
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Strategic Alignment:
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Part of His Excellency’s agricultural transformation agenda
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Supports President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR’s Renewed Hope Agenda on food security and agricultural diversification
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Outcome: Ministry positioned for full operations with a clear mandate to drive innovation and economic growth in livestock farming.
✍️ Official Statement
Signed:
Sagir Musa Ahmed
Honourable Commissioner of Information, Youth and Sports