Gov Namadi signs Jigawa Polling Unit Development Fund Bill

Governor Umar Namadi has signed into instrumentality the 2026 Jigawa State Polling Unit Development Fund Bill, a caller inaugural designed to instrumentality governance and improvement straight to communities crossed the state.

The caller instrumentality provides for monthly allocations of N250,000 to each of the 287 governmental wards successful Jigawa State to enactment grassroots improvement projects and amended work transportation astatine the section level.

Speaking during the signing ceremonial astatine the Government House successful Dutse, Governor Namadi described the authorities arsenic “a bold measurement to deepen participatory governance and guarantee that nary assemblage is near down successful the improvement agenda.”

Under the arrangement, an 11-member committee volition beryllium established successful each governmental ward to negociate the funds and guarantee transparency and accountability.

The committees volition see spiritual leaders, assemblage leaders, civilian nine representatives and governmental leaders.

The politician said the money would supply dedicated resources for each polling units crossed the 27 section authorities areas of the state, enabling communities to place and execute micro-projects based connected their astir pressing needs.

The measure was earlier passed by the Jigawa State House of Assembly pursuing the presumption of the study of its Committee connected Local Go...