By Rabiu Sanusi
Kano state Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf has expressed disappointment with performance of Refuse Management and Sanitation Board (REMASAB), and Kano Road Traffic Agency (KAROTA) in the discharge of their public responsibilities.
Governor Abba Yusuf also ordered the management of the two agencies to submit comprehensive inventory of their equipment to ascertain poor state of facilities.
The Governor gave the orders after unscheduled visit to the two government agencies on Saturday after landed from Aminu Kano Airport where he lamented inefficiency in the management of facilities and personnel of the agencies.
Abba Kabir who was compiciously worried by the inactive of the agency regretted the low out of the government agencies despite huge investment and equipment procurement.
At REMASAP, the Governor discovered seven functional waste evacuation trucks despite the availability of 30, just as three payloaders are working of the 15 available.
The Governor was also informed that 10 workers of REMASAB are permanent and pensionable while the rest are casuals, expressing concern with the situation of casual staff which he described inhuman keeping such personnel for 20 years.
While at KAROTA head office, the Governor discovered significant number of operational vehicles grounded.
Dissatisfied with the development, the Governor directed KAROTA management to submit comprehensive inventory of their operational vehicles immediately.
Gov Abba Yusuf said government investment in the provision of operational vehicles to REMASAB was a demonstration of priority atteched the sanitation in state but the management failed to live to expectation.
“I am not happy with what I saw at the two agencies, this calls for a total overhaul of the system, we cannot afford to fail in the discharge of the madates of agencies like KAROTA and REMASAB” the Governor vowed during an on the spot visit
The Managing Directors of the REMASAB and KAROTO Hon. Amadu Haruna Zago and Engr. Faisal Mahmoud arrived the scene and were directed to meet the Chief of Staff to the Governor for emergency meeting on how to address the immediate challenges of the agencies.
In his remark the MD Remasab Alhaji Ahmadu Zago said the are very glad for the visit of Governor Abba Kabir yusuf to his agency where the Governor understand which challenges his agency are facing.
Dan Zago added that in the last year Kano are bedeviling with a lot of refuges were today only little remaining in the street,” as now you can not see refuge everywhere in Kano metropolitant becouse we are working hard to obay the direction of our amiable Governor.”
The managing director also appealing to Peoplese of Kano state as rainy season stated must evecuate and sanitize their draneges to giveaway Water ways.
