Kano

Kano Feb.13, 2024: Traders Association Singer Market, Kano, on Monday pledged to reduce  and stabilise prices of essential commodities in the state.

The Chairman of the Association, Alhaji Ibrahim Danyaro, told newsmen on Monday in Kano shortly after meeting with the Chairman of Public Complaints and Anti Corruption Commission, (PCACC), Muhuyi Magaji Rimin-Gado.

The commission had on Sunday burst and sealed 10 warehouses allegedly used to hoard assorted food items at Dawanau International Grains Market and Singer Market.

Danyaro said “we are going to work hand in hand with the commission to ensure that there is price control in order to ease life for people in Kano and beyond”.

According to him, dealers at the market are selling goods at lesser price than companies, assuring that they would try to maintain the current price from now till Ramadan and beyond.

“We don’t increase prices of foodstuffs like rice, sugar, milk and others.”

He explained that commodity dealers at Singer Market were not hoarding goods at the expense of consumers, saying that their goods at stores were always open for sale to customers.

“We are pleased to inform you that following the recent operation by the anti graft commission, we have come with invoices and other documents to prove to the commission that we are not in anyway engaged in hoarding of commodities at the Singer Market.

“We have proved beyond reasonable doubt that we  don’t engage in such.

” Our problem is from the producers of the goods.

” They are the ones increasing the prices unconditionally. What we buy today is not what we will buy tomorrow.

“We have reached an agreement with the commission, that we are not going to increase the prices of goods even as we sell below the company prices.

“We want  Gov. Yusuf  to address this issue by meeting with the producers, to get to the root of the consistent increase in prices.

Earlier, Mr Rimin-Gado reassured that the commission would go after hoarders and would not relent in its efforts.

He explained that the commodities they found hoarded at the sealed warehouses did not belong to the businessmen of Singer Market.

“They have promised to cooperate with the commission in ensuring that prices of goods are maintained or even reduced and would not rise any more.

“We are going to work with them to ensure that if the prices stabilise, we would make efforts to further reduce them, for the good of the people of Kano,” he said.

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State on Thursday signed into law the 2023 appropriation bill amounting to N268 billion.

The governor had presented the sum of N245 billion to the Kano State House of Assembly for approval in November.

Speaking shortly after signing the document in Kano, Ganduje said that the budget was meant to complete ongoing major projects in the state and initiate new ones.

The governor said that the assembly reviewed the budget upward to N268 billion to cater for socio-economic development of the state.

Ganduje assured that the government would implement the budget in accordance with the law.

He said that the government would ensure a continuous cordial relationship with the legislature.

Earlier, Speaker of the assembly, Alhaji Hamisu Chidari, told the governor that the house had reviewed the budget upward by about N23 billion.

“We had an interaction with MDAs, and also had public hearing where we collected so many inputs which attract some money to the tune of N23 billion.

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has presented a budget of N245 billion for 2023 fiscal year to the State House of Assembly for approval.

Presenting the proposal tagged “Budget of Consolidation and Prosperity II” on Friday in Kano, Ganduje said it was aimed at consolidating and improving the wellbeing of the people of the state.

He said that the budget consisted of N144 billion for capital expenditure, representing 59 per cent and N100 billion for recurrent expenditure, representing 41 per cent.

“The health sector was allocated N39.1 billion; water resources N15 billion; transport sector N8.6 billion; agriculture sector N19.9 billion while works and infrastructure got N35billion,” he said.

The governor said that education sector got the Lion share of the budget with N62 billion, representing 27 per cent more than the UNESCO and UN recommendation.

He said that the money would be channeled into executing policies and programmes aimed at ensuring quality education at all levels.

Ganduje said that part of the money would also be used to enhance the state free and compulsory education programme.

He urged the lawmakers to ensure speedy passage of the budget, to enable the government to continue to provide dividends of democracy to people.

The governor also urged youths to shun all forms of violence, especially as the 2023 general elections got nearer.

The Speaker, Alhaji Hamisu Chidari, assured the governor of speedy passage of the budget to create time for January to December budget circle.

He urged government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to be ready for budget defence at the House.

The speaker also commended the governor for his stride in Infrastructure development, security, health and education sector.

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has sent a 2022 supplementary budget amendment Bill of N43 billion to the State House of Assembly for approval.

The governor’s proposal was read during the plenary session on Monday by the speaker of State House of Assembly, Alhaji Hamisu Chidari.

According to the letter, N7 billion will be spent on overhead costs, while the sum of N 33 billion will be used for capital expenditure.

Ganduje stated in the proposal that more than N2 billion will be for personnel costs.

“The supplementary budget becomes necessary in view of the need to sharpen the focus of the 2022 budget to deliver on the objectives and accelerate the completion of priority projects,” the letter disclosed.

The house unanimously agreed to commit the supplementary/amendment proposal budget 2022 for legislative action.

Similarly, the house had also received another letter from the executive, seeking the upgrading of Sa’adatu Rimi College of Education to a University of Education.

In another development, the house had re-committed Muhammad Abubakar Rimi, Singer, and Galadima Markets Kano, management law 2022 for amendment of several sections.

Speaking to newsmen shortly after plenary, the Majority leader of the house, Alhaji Labaran Madari, (APC-warawa), said the amendment considered in the committee of the whole house include sections 8 and 10, while “private partners owners were deleted and “private developers were inserted.

The Kano State House Assembly has passed the state Public Debt Management Office Amendment Bill.

This followed the adoption of a motion by the Majority Leader Labaran Madari at the committee of the whole on Monday.

Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje, had in a letter sought the amendment of the law through the insertion of a new section.

Meanwhile, the House has received the report of its committees on the Kano Metropolitan Area transport Authority (KAMATA) bill 2021 and Kano state water shed erosion and climate management agency bill 2021.