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Nasarawa Govt seeks harmony among council administrators

Nasarawa Govt seeks harmony among council administrators
By Awayi Kuje
Harmony
Dari (Nasarawa State), July 17, 2019 (NAN) The Nasarawa State Government has called on local government chairmen and development area overseers to work together for the growth of the state.
Mr John Mamman, the Special Adviser to Gov. Abdullahi Sule on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, made the call on Wednesday at Dari-Kokona while fielding questions from newsmen on local government autonomy.
He said that such harmonious working relationship would help in boosting grassroots development, improving the welfare of the people and promoting peaceful co-existence in the state.
“The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) law is very clear; it recognises the local government, but development areas are also important part of the state.
“I don’t think there should be any friction between the elected chairmen and appointed overseers of development areas in the state.
“What we did during the Joint Accounts Allocation Committee (JAAC) is that we gave the chairmen of various local governments their salary templates.
“The templates contained salaries of local government staff, those of the staff of development areas and the traditional rulers, among others.
“What the chairmen need to do therefore is to follow those templates and disburse the money appropriated to their councils in the interest of peace and harmony.
“It is in view of this that I want to call on the chairmen of local governments and overseers of development areas to work in harmony so that we have peaceful co-existence,” he said.
While calling on council workers to be dedicated to their duties so as to bring about the needed development, the special adviser assured them of government’s commitment to improving their standard of living. (NAN)
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Edited by ‘Wale Sadeeq/Muhammad Suleiman Tola

Education

Council earmarks N10m to boost education sector 

Council earmarks N10m to boost education sector 

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Education

By Awayi Kuje

Gadabuke (Nasarawa State), Feb. 23, 2017 (NAN) The Gadabuke Development Area of Nasarawa State says it has earmarked N10 million to improve the standard of education in the area.

The council’s overseer, Alhaji Alhassan Liman, said on Thursday that the money would address the deplorable state of education facilities in the area.

Liman made this known during the inauguration ceremony for the building of a permanent office for the Education Authority in Gadabuke.

He said that when the project would go a long way to addressing the deficiencies that had plagued the education staff for a long time, when completed.

According to him, the project will also improve productivity among the staff of the council for the overall development of the education sector.

He disclosed that the council would construct a permanent secretariat with standard facilities to enable the education staff move from its present rented offices for effective service delivery.

“It is in view of this, I want to urge the education staff, teachers and other council staff to be dedicated to duty while discharging their responsibility so as to improve on the standard of education in the area and the state at large,” he said.

However, he advised parents to educate and instill proper moral upbringing in their children for a better society.

“Education is the bedrock of every society, hence the need for parents to make it a top priority for their children.

“The development of any society is dependent on the quality of education given to children.

“It is also the lead way to success in life and a route to escape from poverty,” he added.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the ceremony was attended by religious and community leaders as well as politicians from the area. (NAN)

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Edited by Julius Enehikhuere/Muhammad Suleiman Tola