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The Head of Civil Service Adamawa State Dr. Edgar Amos Sunday, has advised the State House of Assembly to expedite action and establish anti-corruption unit in the house. The Head of Service gave the advice while speaking at the inauguration ceremony of the House Standing Committee on Public Service and Electoral Matters of the State House of Assembly yesterday. Dr. Edgar, asked the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Aminu Iya Abbas, to see the reason of establishing the anti graft agency to aid in combating corruption and other sharp practices in the act of governance at the hallowed chamber. He told the gathering that when he became the HoS, he established the anti- corruption units in all the Ministries, Departments and Agencies in order to checkmate cases of corruption in the civil service, saying that the state currently has the units in all the MDAs. However, he posited that another thing that will help fight the cankerworm is the issue of budgeting process and budget discipline. He...

The failure of security agencies to effectively curtail the security threats besetting some parts of Adamawa state was the major concern of stakeholders in security sector at the inauguration of the House Standing Committee on Security and Boarder Integration of the state assembly. The stakeholders noted with dismay how the security challenges ranging from armed banditry, farmers/herdsmen clashes, shila boys and kidnapping have continued to cause sleepless night amongst the hapless citizens in some parts of the state. It was against this backdrop that the newly inaugurated House Committee on Security called for a concerted effort so as to stem the tide of the challenges bedeviling the some communities in the state. Speaking shortly after the inauguration of his committee on Security by the Speaker of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Aminu Iya Abbas, the Chairman of the committee and Member representing Michika Constituency, Hon. Joseph Ayuba Kwada(Depolis), told the stakehol...

Newly inaugurated House Standing Committee on Public Service and Electoral Matters of the Adamawa state House of Assembly says it will intensity oversight functions towards ensuring that the forthcoming Local Government Councils election is credible, free and fair. The committee headed by the member representing Guyuk constituency and the Deputy Chief Whip of the Assembly, Hon. Adwawa Donglock, was inaugurated yesterday by the Speaker of the Assembly, Rt. Hon. Aminu Iya Abbas. Earlier, the Speaker had while inaugurating the committee, said that the membership of the committee was carefully selected considering the enormous task that is ahead of it ranging from the entitlements of workers, discrepancies in salaries, allowances and even retirement from service and several other problems in the civil service. Rt. Hon. Iya Abbas, who is also the member of the committee, told the Chairman and other members of the committee to carry out their activities diligently...

The failure of security agencies to effectively curtail the security threats besetting some parts of Adamawa state was the major concern of stakeholders in security sector at the inauguration of the House Standing Committee on Security and Boarder Integration of the state assembly. The stakeholders noted with dismay how the security challenges ranging from armed banditry, farmers/herdsmen clashes, shila boys and kidnapping have continued to cause sleepless night amongst the hapless citizens in some parts of the state. It was against this backdrop that the newly inaugurated House Committee on Security called for a concerted effort so as to stem the tide of the challenges bedeviling the some communities in the state. Speaking shortly after the inauguration of his committee on Security by the Speaker of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Aminu Iya Abbas, the Chairman of the committee and Member representing Michika Constituency, Hon. Joseph Ayuba Kwada(Depolis), told the stakeholders that secur...

It may not be business as usual as the new House Standing Committee on Education of the Adamawa state House of Assembly has vowed to assess the performance of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) under the committee on monthly and quarterly basis. The committee declared that it will demand for the submission of progress and financial reports on the education sector on monthly and quarterly basis, so as to know exactly what is happening in the sector, saying it is a deliberate effort by the new committee to turn around the standard of education in the state. The Chairman of the Committee and Member representing Hong constituency, Hon. Bathiya Westley, stated this shortly after the inauguration of his committee by the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Aminu Iya Abbas. Hon. Bathiya, told the speaker and the gathering that his committee had designed the standard tracking mechanism in line with international best practice through constant monitoring of capital project...

It may not be business as usual as the new House Standing Committee on Education of the Adamawa state House of Assembly has vowed to assess the performance of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) under the committee on monthly and quarterly basis. The committee declared that it will demand for the submission of progress and financial reports on the education sector on monthly and quarterly basis, so as to know exactly what is happening in the sector, saying it is a deliberate effort by the new committee to turn around the standard of education in the state. The Chairman of the Committee and Member representing Hong constituency, Hon. Bathiya Westley, stated this shortly after the inauguration of his committee by the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Aminu Iya Abbas. Hon. Bathiya, told the speaker and the gathering that his committee had designed the standard tracking mechanism in line with international best practice through constant monitoring of capital project...

It may not be business as usual as the new House Standing Committee on Education of the Adamawa state House of Assembly has vowed to assess the performance of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) under the committee on monthly and quarterly basis. The committee declared that it will demand for the submission of progress and financial reports on the education sector on monthly and quarterly basis, so as to know exactly what is happening in the sector, saying it is a deliberate effort by the new committee to turn around the standard of education in the state. The Chairman of the Committee and Member representing Hong constituency, Hon. Bathiya Westley, stated this shortly after the inauguration of his committee by the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Aminu Iya Abbas. Hon. Bathiya, told the speaker and the gathering that his committee had designed the standard tracking mechanism in line with international best practice through constant monitoring of capital projects i...

Speaker Adamawa state House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Aminu Iya Abbas, has formerly inaugurated the House Standing Committee on Information, Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs) and Poverty and Wealth Creation (POWECO), and charged the committee to ensure proper management of information. The new committee inaugurated has the ministry of Information, SDGs, POWECO and all the state owned media outfits including the Adamawa Press Limited (APL), Publishers of The Scope Newspaper, Adamawa Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and Adamawa Television Corporation (ATV), Yola. Speaking while performing the inauguration ceremony, the Speaker of the hallowed chamber, said that the committee is saddled with the responsibility of managing the image of the house, and that the house relies on it for proper management of information concerning it, saying: "on the other side, the ministry and its parastatals are the image maker of the executive arm". Rt. Hon. Iya Abbas, said that no matter the...

The Adamawa State Emergency Management Agency (ADSEMA) has just confirmed the killing of 4 people, while 6 others feared injured in the recent attack on Prambe, a community in Song Local Government Area Adamawa state. According to the agency, the situation in the community is now calmed and that all the people that were hitherto displaced have returned to their traditional homes. The Director Rescue, Relief and Rehabilitation of the agency, Muhammad Buba Bindir, who made the confirmation in a telephone chat with News Platform today, said that 4 people were killed, while 6 others injured in the attack. He added that those injured in the attack are currently receiving medical attention, saying the community needs emergency relief materials like food items, blankets, mosquito nets among others to ameliorate their suffering. Muhammad Buba Bindir who was the Leader of the Assessment Team set up by the Executive Secretary of the agency, Dr. Mohammed Amin Suleiman, to visit the are...

The Speaker Adamawa State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Aminu Iya Abbas, and several other members of the house have condoled the Executive Governor of the state, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, over the death of his father. The Speaker along side other members including the Chief Whip of the Hon. Joseph Ayuba Kwada(Michika), Hon. Simon Isa (Song), Hon. Adwawa Donglock(Guyuk), Hon.Westly Bathiya(Hong), described the death as great loss not only to the Governor but their respective constituencies and the state at large. In their separate condolence messages, the speaker and the members sympathised with the Governor, his family and the entire state over the passing away of his father. The Speaker and the members condoled Governor on their behalf and that of their respective constituencies, praying Allah to grand him the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.

WAYS GOV It is a known fact that governments at all levels are currently exploring difference sources of revenues to enhance its Internally Generated Revenue (IGR). The effort is aimed at generating revenues needed to meet the recurrent and capital requirement or for the services of government activities. Likewise, in Adamawa state successive governments in the past had strived assiduously to boost revenue generation, but still depended largely on the federation account for the services of the state. Even though they explored sources like licenses, taxes, fines and fees, rent on public and private property, earnings and sales among others; however, there are rooms for improvement on them. This improvement will go along way in making resources available for the state and its citizens. More so, these sources should be improved upon through restructuring, keeping of accurate data, embarking on massive and purposeful training of workers, public awareness, deployment of modern technol...

WAYS GOV FINTIRI WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN REVENUE GENERATION It is a known fact that governments at all levels are currently exploring difference sources of revenues to enhance its Internally Generated Revenue (IGR). The effort is aimed at generating revenues needed to meet the recurrent and capital requirement or for the services of government activities. Likewise, in Adamawa state successive governments in the past had strived assiduously to boost revenue generation, but still depended largely on the federation account for the services of the state. Even though they explored sources like licenses, taxes, fines and fees, rent on public and private property, earnings and sales among others; however, there are rooms for improvement on them. This improvement will go along way in making resources available for the state and its citizens. More so, these sources should be improved upon through restructuring, keeping of accurate data, embarking on massive and purposeful training of wo...

It is a known fact that governments at all levels are currently exploring difference sources of revenues to enhance its Internally Generated Revenue (IGR). The effort is aimed at generating revenues needed to meet the recurrent and capital requirement or for the services of government activities. Likewise, in Adamawa state successive governments in the past had strived assiduously to boost revenue generation, but still depended largely on the federation account for the services of the state. Even though they explored sources like licenses, taxes, fines and fees, rent on public and private property, earnings and sales among others; however, there are rooms for improvement on them. This improvement will go along way in making resources available for the state and its citizens. More so, these sources should be improved upon through restructuring, keeping of accurate data, embarking on massive and purposeful training of workers, public awareness, deployment of modern technology to pl...

WAYS It is a known fact that governments at all levels are currently exploring difference sources of revenues to enhance its Internally Generated Revenue (IGR). The effort is aimed at generating revenues needed to meet the recurrent and capital requirement or for the services of government activities. Likewise, in Adamawa state successive governments in the past had strived assiduously to boost revenue generation, but still depended largely on the federation account for the services of the state. Even though they explored sources like licenses, taxes, fines and fees, rent on public and private property, earnings and sales among others; however, there are rooms for improvement on them. This improvement will go along way in making resources available for the state and its citizens. More so, these sources should be improved upon through restructuring, keeping of accurate data, embarking on massive and purposeful training of workers, public awareness, deployment of modern technology ...

Several Members of the Adamawa State House of Assembly have condoled the Executive Governor of the state, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, over the death of his father. The members include; the Chief Whip of  the house Hon. Joseph Ayuba Kwada(Michika), Hon. Simon Isa (Song), Hon. Adwawa Donglock(Guyuk), Hon.Westly Bathiya(Hong). The members on behalf of their constituencies condoled the Governor, his family and the entire state over the passing away of his father, praying God, to grand him the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.

The Adamawa State Emergency Management Agency (ADSEMA) has just confirmed the killing of 4 people, while 6 others feared injured in the recent attack on Prambe, a community in Song Local Government Area Adamawa state. According to the agency, the situation in the community is now calmed and that all the people that were hitherto displaced have returned to their traditional homes. The Director Rescue, Relief and Rehabilitation of the agency, Muhammad Buba Bindir, who made the confirmation in a telephone chat with News Platform today, said that 4 people were killed, while 6 others injured in the attack. He added that those injured in the attack are currently receiving medical attention, saying the community needs emergency relief materials like food items, blankets, mosquito nets among others to ameliorate their suffering. Muhammad Buba Bindir who was the Leader of the Assessment Team set up by the Executive Secretary of the agency, Dr. Mohammed Amin Suleiman, to visit the area, sta...

Adamawa State House of Assembly Joint Committees on Public Service and Electoral Matters and that Justice and Judiciary have faulted the immediate past Assembly and former Governor Muhammad Umar Jibrilla, for not following due process in the appointment of Members of the state Judicial Service Commission (JSC). The Committees headed by the Deputy Speaker, Hon. Pwamwakeno Mackondo(Numan) for Justice and Judiciary and Hon. Adwawa Donglock(Guyuk) for Public Service and Electoral Matters, told the house of the Assembly that their findings revealed that the past Assembly and former Governor Bindow, erred in the appointment of the members of JSC. The committees in its report submitted at a resumed plenary session by Hon. Adwawa, declared that it is in conformity with the provision of the1999 Constitution as amended for the governor to make nomination and forward same to the house of assembly for confirmation and approval. According to the report, the governor had violated sections 197 an...

Henceforth, any Intending Christian or Muslim Pilgrim who for one reason or the other could not undertake the pilgrimage will be immediately refunded  his fares by the his board. This was part of recommendations of Hon. Simon Isa (Song Constituency) led Ad Hoc Investigative Committee's Interim report on the activities of Christian and Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Boards respectively submitted and subsequently adopted by the Adamawa state House of Assembly. In its report, the committee said that the Intending Pilgrims whether from the boards, self or government sponsored who due to one reason or the other could not make it, should be instantly refunded his or her fares. According to the report, if circumstances warrant for his or her substitution, his or her consent must be sought on the person substituted him or her. Speaking on phone while making clarification on the report, the Chairman of the Committee, Hon. Simon Isa (Song) said that the recommendation in particular is aimed add...

The  Member Representing Song Constituency at the Adamawa State House of Assembly has condoled Yungur community over the death of Chairman Yungur Development Association (YADA), Mr. Titus Gaudo, who died recently. Hon. Simon, sympathised with Yungur community in an interactive session with Yungur Journalists who paid him a courtesy visit in his office yesterday. He described the death of the Chairman as a great loss to YADA and the society in general, and prayed God to grand YADA the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.