In
an attempt to cut down the cost of governance in the country, the
Kaduna State Government has concluded plans to merge some of the state
ministries, and also cut down the number of Commissioners into the State
Executive Council, as well as reduce the number of other political
appointees on its payroll.
The State Governor, Nasir
El-Rufai, disclosed this while receiving the leadership of the Northern
Christian Elders Forum at the Government House Kaduna.
The
forum visited to congratulate El-Rufai who had just been sworn in as
the new Kaduna State Governor and also to seek collaboration, especially
in areas of religious intolerance among the people.
Briefing
his guests on what he met on ground since he assumed duty, the Governor
explained that the aim of cutting down the number of political
appointees and ministries in the state had become necessary, considering
the enormity of the expectations of delivering development by the
people.
The Governor explained that the harsh economic situation
where states could no longer pay salaries of civil servants and execute
capital projects, necessitated his decision to reduce the number of
political appointees and ministries.
Although the new State
Executive Council is yet to be constituted, Governor El-Rufai while
preempting what his cabinet would look like in days ahead, said he would
not maintain a bogus cabinet like his predecessors whereby public funds
are largely spent on political appointees at the detriment of the
ordinary indigenes.
El-Rufai has already slashed down his salary by 50% along with his Deputy.
He explained that this is the only way to reduce the cost of governance and save money for the development of the state.
The
Northern Christian Elders Forum is made up of Christian leaders and
Traditional rulers from the 19 northern states of Nigeria.
Credit: Channels
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