🏛️ State Executive Council Meeting Summary
Date: Monday, 13th October 2025**
Chairman: His Excellency, Malam Umar A. Namadi, FCA
Position: Executive Governor of Jigawa State
🏫 1. Enhancing School Security – Construction of Perimeter Wall Fencing
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Approved Amount: ₦1,127,351,285.54
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Scope: Construction of perimeter wall fencing in 15 public schools across Jigawa State.
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Objective:
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Safeguard school environments
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Prevent unauthorized access
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Protect students, staff, and educational assets
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Promote a secure and conducive learning atmosphere aligned with global best practices for school safety
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Impact:
This project reaffirms the Namadi administration’s unwavering commitment to strengthening education infrastructure and ensuring safe learning environments across all schools.
🏪 2. Boosting Commerce – Construction of Modern Markets (Phase I)
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Approved Amount: ₦2,372,668,393.82
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Locations: Shuwarin, Maigatari, and Hadejia
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Objective:
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Promote trade and commercial activities
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Create employment opportunities for youths and entrepreneurs
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Enhance internally generated revenue (IGR)
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Stimulate local economies and attract private investment
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Expected Benefits:
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Provide secure, modern trading environments
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Strengthen agricultural and non-agricultural value chains
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Promote inclusive economic growth through the 12-Point Agenda for Greater Jigawa
🌾 3. Agricultural Empowerment – Procurement of 200 Customized Mini Rice Milling Machines & Equipment for Limawa Skill Centre
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Approved Amount: ₦1,334,425,718.75
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Scope:
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Procurement of 200 customized 5-in-1 Mini Rice Milling Machines
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Supply of modern equipment for the Multi-Skill Acquisition Centre (Fabrication, Welding, and Painting Bay) at Limawa, Dutse
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Objectives:
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Support youth empowerment and job creation
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Enhance agro-processing capacity and value addition
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Promote sustainable livelihoods for smallholder farmers
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Expand vocational training and enterprise development
Impact:
The rice milling machines will enable farmers and agro-entrepreneurs to reduce post-harvest losses and increase productivity.
The Limawa Centre’s equipment will boost technical training, providing artisans with hands-on experience in welding, fabrication, and painting, fostering innovation and self-reliance among Jigawa youths.
🌴 4. Agro-Industrial Development – Supply of 5,700 Tissue-Cultured Date Palm Seedlings (JSDPPP)
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Approved Amount: ₦405,560,000.00
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Project: Jigawa State Date Palm Plantation Project (JSDPPP)
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Objective:
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Transform Jigawa into a leading hub for commercial date palm cultivation
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Support environmental sustainability and rural job creation
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Empower farming communities through access to improved seedlings
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Details:
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Seedlings: 5,700 high-quality tissue-cultured date palm seedlings
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Distribution: Across designated plantation clusters statewide
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Expected Benefits:
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High-yield and climate-adapted varieties
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Promotion of agro-industrial growth
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Strengthened partnerships in agricultural innovation and rural prosperity
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🚜 5. Empowering Agricultural Extension Workers – Procurement of 1,185 Motorcycles
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Approved Amount: ₦1,999,983,750.00
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Scope: Supply of 1,185 Hunter-100 model motorcycles for J-Agro Extension Workers across 27 LGAs.
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Purpose:
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Enhance mobility and efficiency of field officers
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Improve farmer outreach and advisory services
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Support agricultural extension and technology transfer
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Impact:
This intervention will strengthen Jigawa’s extension service delivery system, ensuring timely technical support to farmers and boosting agricultural productivity, food security, and rural economic growth.
☀️ 6. Sustainable Infrastructure – Solar-Powered Streetlight Installation in Semi-Urban Towns
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Approved Amount: ₦338,436,875.00
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Scope: Procurement and installation of 350 Integrated Standalone Solar-Powered Streetlights across selected semi-urban areas.
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Objective:
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Improve public lighting and community safety
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Enhance nighttime economic activities
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Promote clean energy and environmental sustainability
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Expected Outcomes:
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Safer streets and livelier communities
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Reduced dependence on non-renewable energy
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Extended development benefits to underserved communities
✍️ Official Statement
Signed:
Sagir Musa Ahmed
Honourable Commissioner of Information, Youth, Sport and Culture