By Ibrahim Muhammad
The Jigawa State Executive Council has approved the establishment of a State Steering Committee to coordinate the implementation of the Polling Units Development Fund disbursement across the state.
Commissioner for Information, Youth, Sports and Culture, Sagiru Musa Ahmed, disclosed this while briefing journalists at the Government House.
He said, the initiative is aimed at strengthening grassroots governance, encouraging community participation, and ensuring development projects reach ward and polling unit levels effectively.
According to him, the committee would provide policy direction, supervision, monitoring, and coordination for the successful implementation of the Polling Units Ward Development Committee framework statewide.
Ahmed explained that the committee would be chaired by the Commissioner for Local Government and Community Development, with membership drawn from key government institutions, including ALGON, the Ministry of Justice, ICT and Digital Economy, and other stakeholders.
The Executive Council also approved additional funds for diesel supply to water stations in the five-emirate headquarters to improve water supply across the state. It further approved N875.965 million for the Jigawa Food Bank Initiative to support 27,000 vulnerable women food vendors selected from polling units statewide.
In addition, the council approved empowerment loan programmes for members of Amalgamated Commercial Tricycle and Motorcycle Owners, Repairs and Riders Association of Nigeria and National Association of Road Transport Owners in Jigawa State as part of efforts to boost small businesses and youth empowerment
