To consolidate on the successes achieved in the fight against the dreaded Coronavirus (COVID-9), which is ravaging the entire globe including Nigeria, the Kano State Executive Council has ordered the cancelation of traditional Sallah festivities to celebrate to Eid-del-Kabir in the state.
The council, after deliberations at its weekly meeting, which held Tuesday July 21, at the Africa House, Government House, Kano, however, grants the conduct of Eid congregational prayers across the state under strict observance of safety protocols, which are also to be supervised by government officials.
The state Commissioner for Information, Malam Muhammad Garba, who issued a statement stated that all the five Emirs in the state would go to the Eid Prayer Ground in their respective domains in motor vehicle, while there would be no visit to Shettima House, gathering for Hawan Daushe, Hawan Nassarawa and other traditional outings in the Emirates.
He said the government would assist in the provision of safety materials including face masks and hand sanitizers as well as ensure strict observance of social distancing at the prayer grounds. According to him, the council has deliberated on measures for the realisation of government plan to transform the headquarters of the new Emirates to smaller cities through the construction of road networks with a view to ensuring even development and directed the ministry of Works and Infrastructure with its relevant parastatals to abreast the council on the level of progress in that direction.
Garba further stated that the council also requested for progress report on the execution of the 400-bed capacity hospital projects in the new emirates, which are to have additional clinics such as Eye, Dental, Ear Nose and Throat (ENT), which are being upgraded to reduce pressure on health facilities in Kano. He also said that the state commissioner for education has been directed to submit a proposal to the council on the establishment of Mega Secondary Schools in the new Emirates.
He informed that the council has approved the presentation of a proposal to the House of Assembly for an amendment to the state Emirates Council Law 2019 to pave way for review in the composition of kingmakers and rotation of chairmanship of the council. The council, he said, gave approval for the release of N16, 373, 699.00 for the establishment of an Information Technology Centre at the State Film and Censorship Board, among other developmental decisions.
