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  • New tenure system affects five perm secs, 31 directors

    Five out of the 32 permanent secretaries in Kano State are to retire from service  following the introduction of tenure system for public servants in the state.

    The state’s Head of the Civil Service, Alhaji Umar Minjibir, said  through his Public Relations Officer, Alhaji Mustapha Ibrahim, in Kano, has said.

    Also, he said out of the 302 directors in the state civil service, only 31 directors were affected by the new policy.

    Ibrahim also confirmed the story to The Nation last Thursday.

    Minjibir assured that the state has qualified officers who would take over from the retiring officers.

    ‘’There are qualified directors who will be appointed permanent secretaries in the state,’’ he said.

    He said the government would ensure prompt settlement of retirement benefits of all the affected officers.

    According to him, the government has recruited as part of efforts to inject new blood into the service.

    ‘’No state in the country has done what Kano State did in the area of recruitment which stands at over 4, 000 graduates during the period under review,’’ he said.

    The state last Monday announced the introduction of tenure system for permanent secretaries and directors in the state civil service.

     

  • AfDB directors meet

    Donald Kaberuka

    The Board of Directors (BoD) of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has resumed meetings in Tunis after the summer holiday.
    President Donald Kaberuka, according to a statement, outlined four major projects the bank and the board will focus on in the last quarter of 2012.
    These are the African Development Fund Mid-Term Review to discuss the Fund’s 12th replenishment from September 12 to 14 in Praia, Cape Verde. The long-term strategy of the bank as it enters its final development phase. The roadmap for the bank’s return to its headquarters in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, to be submitted to the Consultative Board of Governors in mid-October in Tokyo.
    Also to be discussed is the preparation of the triennial budget 2013 to 2015. “The President pointed out that in a very difficult international financial environment, the bank was able to maintain the viability of the institution, while continuing to support Regional Member Countries. It was a difficult task, he noted, but we arrived safely thanks to the efforts of all,” a statement from AfDB said.
    It added that the board also approved the 2012 Mid-Year Budget and Performance Report; the Country Strategy Paper 2012-2016 for Benin as well as two projects: Benin’s Economic and Financial Reform Support Programme (PAREF) and Rwanda’s Poverty Reduction Strategy Support Programme Phase V.