{"id":1222,"date":"2024-12-30T19:00:24","date_gmt":"2024-12-30T19:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jigawastate.gov.ng\/news\/?p=1222"},"modified":"2024-12-30T19:00:24","modified_gmt":"2024-12-30T19:00:24","slug":"summary-of-resolutions-of-the-state-executive-council-meeting-held-on-monday-30th-december-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jigawastate.gov.ng\/news\/2024\/12\/30\/summary-of-resolutions-of-the-state-executive-council-meeting-held-on-monday-30th-december-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"SUMMARY OF RESOLUTIONS OF THE STATE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON MONDAY, 30TH DECEMBER, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<p>Highlights of the major decisions reached at the State Executive Council meeting chaired by His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Jigawa State, Malam Umar A. Namadi, FCA.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Strengthening Security and Crime Prevention:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To combat crimes and improve security patrols across the state, the Council approved <strong>\u20a6413,203,125.00<\/strong> for procuring:\n<ul>\n<li>4 foreign-used Toyota Hilux vehicles.<\/li>\n<li>50 brand-new Boxer Bajaj motorcycles.<br \/>This effort underscores the government&#8217;s commitment to enhancing the operational capacity of security agencies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Payment of Retirement Benefits:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>As part of the administration\u2019s commitment to improving civil servant welfare, the Council approved <strong>\u20a61,543,912,178.17<\/strong> for outstanding retirement benefits of Jigawa State Government pensioners.<\/li>\n<li>The intervention, presented by the Office of the Head of Service, aims at ensuring timely payment and reducing pensioner hardship.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Procurement of Official Vehicles:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To enhance government operations, the Council approved <strong>\u20a6304,000,000.00<\/strong> for the procurement of 7 official vehicles, including:\n<ul>\n<li>2 new Toyota Hilux vehicles.<\/li>\n<li>4 Toyota Corolla 2006 models.<\/li>\n<li>1 Toyota Corolla 2016 model.<br \/>These vehicles will support the Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning in effective project monitoring and evaluation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Acquisition of KEDCO Shares:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In line with the administration\u2019s 12-Point Agenda to ensure electricity supply in urban and rural areas, the Council approved <strong>\u20a61,000,000,000<\/strong> for:\n<ul>\n<li>The State Government\u2019s share in KEDCO (Kano Electricity Distribution Company).<\/li>\n<li>Consolidation of Jigawa State&#8217;s shareholding to 10%.<br \/>This initiative aims to ensure constant electricity supply by 2028, boosting economic activities across the state.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Implementation of Majia-Taura LGA Tragedy Recommendations:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Following the Majia-Taura tragedy, the Council:\n<ul>\n<li>Approved key recommendations to prevent similar incidents.<\/li>\n<li>Established a 9-member committee, chaired by the Honorable Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, to develop short, medium, and long-term implementation plans.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Street Light Projects:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To enhance semi-urban areas, the Council approved <strong>\u20a6595,943,149.94<\/strong> for the supply and installation of integrated stand-alone solar-powered streetlights.<\/li>\n<li>The project, presented by the Ministry of Power and Energy, aims to improve safety and socio-economic activities in these areas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Signed:<\/strong><br \/><strong>Sagir Musa Ahmed,<\/strong><br \/><strong>Honorable Commissioner Information, Youth, Sport and Culture<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Highlights of the major decisions reached at the State Executive Council meeting chaired by His Excellency, the Executive Governor of&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1222","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jigawastate.gov.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1222","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jigawastate.gov.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jigawastate.gov.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jigawastate.gov.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jigawastate.gov.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1222"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jigawastate.gov.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1222\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1223,"href":"https:\/\/jigawastate.gov.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1222\/revisions\/1223"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jigawastate.gov.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1222"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jigawastate.gov.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1222"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jigawastate.gov.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1222"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}