By Our Reporter
The governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has lauded members of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, saying they have been working together with his government for the progress of the state and its people. He further paid tribute to the lawmakers by noting that his government had enjoyed their full support especially in the area of enactment of laws which ensured that several needed reforms in the state were carried out.
According to the governor, “I wish to put on record the fact that the executive branch of the Kaduna State Government has enjoyed a smooth partnership for progress with our State House of Assembly since 2015, working together to enact laws to advance public welfare and development in the state. In six years, I have had the privilege of signing many new laws to improve governance and promote public welfare in our state. I therefore pay tribute to the honorable members for this feat of cooperation in the service of our people.”
The governor stated this in the course of the remarks he made at the 8th Annual Conference of the National Assembly and State Legislative Service Commissions, held at the Umaru Yar’Adua Hall, Kaduna, on 14th September 2021. In his remarks, he stated that it was through the spirit of partnership exhibited by the lawmakers that his government had been able to pursue its innumerable reforms.
“It is this spirit of partnership in the public interest that has enabled us to pursue the necessary reforms in governance,” he explained.
He further noted that, “We have drafted many executive bills which the Kaduna State House of Assembly has enacted, including laws to introduce electronic voting, modernise tax administration, create a digital land registry, establish contributory health insurance scheme, promote a contributory pension scheme, engage in investment promotion, reform local government administration and fund various initiatives to advance social protection and human capital development. From 2015, the annual state budget has been passed and signed in the previous year, ensuring alignment between the fiscal year and the calendar year.”
Furthermore, “the concrete results of this cooperation include the unprecedented urban renewal programmes we are implementing in the three main cities of the state: Kaduna, Kafanchan and Zaria. Unrelenting tax reforms have helped quadruple our internally generated revenue to N50.7bn in 2020, from N13bn in 2015,” the governor said.
