From Tahir Mohammed, Dutse

The Jigawa state Executive Council has approved the release and payment of Three Billion, Four Hundred and Twenty-Two Million, Two Hundred and Thirty-Nine Thousand, Eight Hundred and Twenty-Six Naira and Thirty-Two Kob (N3,422,239,826.32) only for payment of Jigawa State 1,331 Civil Servants retirement benefits and death gratuities through the Jigawa (State and Local Governments) Contributory Pension Scheme.

On the recent flood affecting 13 LGA'S in the state, The State Executive Council sympathized with the people of Jigawa State over the recent flood incident in some parts of the State discribing the unfortunate incidence as flash flooding due to high velocity of rain fall in some Local Government Areas. The areas affected are: Auyo, Buji, Birnin Kudu, Guri, Gwaram, Hadejia, Kafin Hausa, Kirikasamma, Ringim, and TauraLGAs.

The government took all necessary measures to curtailed the situation by providing adequate working materials and embarked on actions to minimize the flood effect through pumping out storm water with hydro pump equipment in the effected settlement to reduce the risk.

Similarly, supported communal effort of sands bagging at critical places to addressed the devastating effect of flood that submerged houses and farmlands. The State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA)has made effort to support the flood victims by providing adequate emergency relief items as part of rapid response mechanism by the government to provide immediate support to various communities

The SEMA also move the flood victims to a safer place with all needed support such as food and non food items as well as full medical attention and portable drinking water.

Meanwhile, In line with the Jigawa State Government effort to address current economic hardships by subsidizing foods items and fertilizer to the poor, vulnerable and local farmers, the Council

approved the distribution of various commodities across the newly established palliative shops in the 27 LGAs.

The Council has also suspended the distribution of the palliative shops’ commodities in 7 LGAs (namely, Babura, Birnin Kudu, Gumel, Hadejia, Kazaure, Kirikasamma and Kiyawa) where government stores were vandalized during the protest incidents in some part of the state particularly at stores owned by JASCO, JARDA & SEMA respectively until further notice.

Similarly, the Executive Council approved the closure of JASCO and JARDA stores in the above LGAs until when Government is satisfied with the safety of items to be delivered in the affected areas. Moreover, the Council has approved the temporary closure of the vandalized State Skills Acquisition Centers in Babura and Birnin Kudu.

Similarly the Council has approved the release of The sum of Three Billion Eight Hundred and Thirty Million Five Hundred and Sixty Thousand Naira(N3,830,560.000.00) only for the payment of Tuition Fees, Administrative Charge and Value Added Tax (VAT), Accommodation, Security Deposit, Living Allowance, Resident Permit and Health Insurance in respect of 185no. Jigawa Sate Students studying at Near East University, Cyprus for 2024/2025 Academic Session.