Jigawa Government Suspends Project Coordinator, 27 Desk Officers For Alleged Misappropriation

Jigawa State Government has suspended the the state’s COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus Programme (JCARES) project coordinator over alleged misappropriation and abuse of contract.

Alhaji Sagir Musa, Commissioner for Information, Youth, Sports and Culture, made this known during a news conference on Friday in Dutse, the state capital.

This is as he also disclosed that the government has also suspended the desk officers of the program in 27 local government areas of the state.

He explained that the affected officials were suspended after the State Executive Council deliberated on the Committee of Inquiry report on the NG-J-CARES Result Area 2: Fadama.

He said, “The council, during its meeting on Thursday, approved the immediate suspension of the state coordinator and all the 27 local government desk officers of the NG-JCARES 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’s head of service to review the recommendations for implementation modalities to refund all misused money.

“Also to be reviewed is the abuse of contracts under the Fadama project,” Musa said.

He added that the council had also approved the suspension of the provosts, registrars, and bursars of College of Health Science, Jahun, and the College of Nursing and Midwifery, Birnin Kudu.

The commissioner said the council has received the report of the White Paper Committee on Health Training Institutions and approved the recommendations on Jigawa State College of Education, Gumel, College of Education, Legal and Islamic Studies, Ringim, and the Jigawa State Polytechnic, Dutse.

Musa added that the council had directed the 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 implement the recommendations of the White Paper report on Jigawa State College of Education, Gumel.

It also directed prompt implementation of recommendations in respect of the College of Education, Legal and Islamic Studies, Ringim, and the Jigawa State Polytechnic, Dutse.