Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has expressed disappointment over the performance of the Refuse Management and Sanitation Board (REMASAB) and the Kano Road Traffic Agency (KAROTA) in the state.
In a statement issued by Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, the Governor’s Spokesperson quoted Governor Yusuf as ordering the management of the two agencies to submit a comprehensive inventory of their equipment to ascertain the poor state of their facilities.
The governor gave the order after an unscheduled visit to the two government agencies, where he lamented inefficiency in the management of facilities and personnel at the agencies.
Yusuf, who was worried by the inactivity of the agencies, regretted the low output 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 only three payloaders are working out of the 15 available.
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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 as inhumane keeping such personnel for 20 years.
While at KAROTA head office, the governor discovered a significant number of operational vehicles grounded.
Dissatisfied with the development, the governor directed KAROTA management to submit a comprehensive inventory of their operational vehicles immediately.
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Gov. Yusuf said government investment in the provision of operational vehicles to REMASAB was a demonstration of priority attached to sanitation in the state, but the management failed to live up to expectations.
“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 mandate of agencies like Karoa and Remasab,” the governor said.
The Managing Directors of REMASAB and KAROTO, Hon. Amadu Haruna Zago and Engr. Faisal Mahmoud, respectively, arrived at the scene and were directed to meet the Chief of Staff with the Governor for an emergency meeting on how to address the immediate challenges of the agencies.