From Maduabuchi Nmeribeh, Kano
The Kano State Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has reiterated his administration’s commitment to ensuring a peaceful and seamless transition to the in-coming government.
The state Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Malam Muhammad Garba, in a statement, said the main transition committee and the various sub-committees were working towards smooth handing over of power in the state.
He dismissed insinuations by the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) that the out-going administration is undermining the transition programme.
Malam Garba pointed out that the main transition committee and the various sub-committees at the levels of Ministries Departments and Agencies (MDAs) are working tirelessly and have made substantial progress towards preparing a handover notes to the in-coming administration.
The commissioner further explained that while the transition committee by the out-going government prepares final handing over report, the committee by the in-coming administration will eventually receive the report at appropriate time.
He stated that the inclusion of representation from the in-coming government was based on the need to ensure transparency and openness in the process.
Malam Garba added that since the outgoing government is having all the relevant data and information at its disposal which the transition committee is gathering, the incoming government needs the least representation in the committee, just as it obtains in other states where transition is between different political parties.
He noted that the aim of the transition committee was to prepare a handover from one government to another and not presenting or promoting any form of ideology.
The commissioner indicated that the out-going government expect that the issue of ideology and new programmes to be initiated by the NNPP should wait for the unveiling when the new government is inaugurated.
Malam Garba also called on the elements of the in-coming government to tread carefully and work for a smooth transition process and avoid anything that could sabotage the process.
