The Kano State Commissioner for Native Authorities and Chieftaincy Affairs, Alhaji Tajo Othman, has supplied perception into his resolution to return N100 million unspent funds to the state authorities, a transfer that lately made headlines.
Addressing journalists in Kano on Friday, Othman attributed his motion to the exemplary management type of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf.
In response to the commissioner, the governor’s transparency and integrity served as a guideline for his decision-making.
“In a great governance setting, the chief units the tempo for others to comply with,” Othman remarked. “The governor’s actions and physique language emphasize transparency, and it’s only pure for us to align with that imaginative and prescient. That is exactly why I returned the funds.”
Othman was initially stunned when Governor Yusuf selected to announce his gesture publicly in the course of the flag-off of a free college uniform distribution initiative.
Nevertheless, he acknowledged that the governor’s resolution to make the matter public was meant to encourage future generations to embrace transparency.
“He’s a clear governor, and it’s his want that everybody follows this instance. I imagine his public acknowledgment was accomplished with real intentions,” Othman added.
As the top of the committee overseeing the varsity uniform distribution program, Othman was tasked with managing a funds of N2 billion to supply 798,000 uniforms for major one pupils throughout the state.
Regardless of the big scale of the undertaking, he returned N100 million in unspent funds, an act that drew commendation from Governor Yusuf throughout this system’s launch.
The commissioner, a retired customs officer, emphasised that the governor’s belief and management impressed him to deal with the undertaking with utmost accountability.
“This administration’s emphasis on good governance and integrity is a mannequin for all public officers,” Othman mentioned.
