Eight civil servants under the employment of
Kaduna State Government and some traditional
rulers have been dismissed from service over land
and Hajj scandals.
Among the fired civil servants, LEADERSHIP
Friday gathered, are three directors of Kaduna
State Urban Planning and Development Agency
(KASUPDA), two staffs from Kaduna State
Geographic Information Service,(KADGIS) and
three other staffs of the local government service
commission.
They were fired for for abusing the revised
Millennium City layout, and defrauding pilgrims
who paid for participation in the Hajj.
Letters of dismissal signed by Mrs Grace Yusuf
Bature on behalf of the General Manager of
KASUPDA, Saratu M.Haruna, have been delivered
to Charles Akau Ibrahim, its director of Urban
Planning and Research, Adamu Aliyu Nuhu,
director, Development Control, and Philemon
Mairabo, director, Urban Planning and Research.
Their sacking, according to document made
available, follows the State Executive Council’s
deliberations over a report of the committee that
investigated the role of some staff of the former
Ministry of Land, Surveys and Country Planning,
KASUPDA and some traditional rulers in distorting
the revised Millennium City layout.
The letters read: “Sequel to your suspension from
the service via letter No.PER/SEC.351/VOL.1/006
dated 31st May, 2016, I am directed to convey to
you the State Council’s decision at it’s 17th
Meeting held on 9th May,2016 and to dismiss you
from the service of the State Government with
immediate effect. This is as per the report of the
committee that investigated the role of some staff
of Ministry of Land and Surveys and Country
Planning,
KASUPDA and traditional rulers in the Revised
Millennium City Layout abuse TPO.833 which
indicted you. You are further directed to hand
over all government properties in your possession
to the agency please”.
In another letter signed by Ibrahim Hussaini,
dated 19th May, 2016, it said two staff of KADGIS
, Mr. Jacob Makadas Kogi and Mr. Joshua A.
Gambas were also suspended over abuse of
Revised Millennium City. Layout land.
According to the letters: “Further to council
decision on the report of the committee to
investigate the roles played by you and traditional
leaders in the abuse of the revised Millennium
City Layout (TPO.833), I wish to inform you that
your appointment has been suspended with
immediate effect and subsequent dismissal from
the public service by the State Civil Service
Commission.You are to hand over all government
properties under your custody to the surveyor
general, please”.
The dismissal follows the directives of governor
Nasir El-rufa’I as decided by the State Council
after its 17th meeting, which held on 9th May
2016.
The three staffs of the local government service
commission in the state were also dismissed for
defrauding pilgrims who paid for participation in
the Hajj.
In a letter signed by Zakari Mohammed, Deputy
Director Administration and Finance, dated 21st
June, 2016 , for the state Head of Service, said: “I
am directed to refer to your letter GH/KD/S/229/
S.1 dated 7th march,2016 on the above subject
matter and to inform you that the decision of the
State Executive Council to terminate the
appointment of Abubakar Hamza, Saidu Baba and
Balarabe Ilyasu for breach of trust, cheating,
dishonesty and serious misconduct has been
communicated to Local Government Service
Commission and appropriate action has been
taken.”
LEADERSHIP Friday recalled the State government
us taken numerous steps to reclaim government
properties that have hitherto been occupied by
illegal settlers, land encroachers and other
offenders involved in illegal sales of these
properties as part of effort in implementing its
vigorous urban upgrade programme.

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el - rufi the fearless, I like this man.

El rufai is working. . .short man with sense, not like the tall one in Abuja

Nice

Others would now sit up and face their job squarely