A committee raised by the Kano state government to probe alleged misappropriation of funds and poor quality of education at Kano Capital School has submitted its report.
Daily News 24 reports that the 11-member panel was set up in March 2024 by the state’s Commissioner of Education, Hon. Umar Haruna Doguwa to investigate complaints of mismanagement by the schools staff members.
The committee was led by the ministry’s permanent secretary Hajiya Kubra Imam.
The commissioner had then mandate the committee to among others, review the financial records, budgets, and expenditures of the school for the past two years.
Other terms of reference include analyzing teacher recruitment and salary payment procedures to identify inefficiency and conduct a thorough audit of the school’s financial records.
Receiving the panel’s report on Friday in his office, Mr Doguwa promised to review the committee’s recommendation in order to take action.
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“We will review all the recommendations given by this honourbale committee. We thank the committee’s members for doing a diligent job and we shall give them appreciation letters in the coming days,” he said.
He added that the committee was set up to restore the glory of Kano Capital School, which he said has suffered serious neglect and mismanagement.
On his part, Muhammad Idris, one of the panels members and a former Executive Secretary of the Kano State Senior Secondary Schools Management Board (KSSSMB) said the committee had set out to do a thorough job immediately they were inaugurated.
Members of the committee include the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Education Hajiya Kubra Imam as Chairperson, Direçtor Monitoring and Evaluation Yusha’u Hamza Kafinciri, Director Educational Support Services Malam Hashim M. Tuku, Deputy Director Budget Malam Bashir and Former Executive Secretary Kano State Senior Secondary Schools Management Board Malam Muhammad Idris.
Other Members include Deputy Resident Auditor Halima Tukur, State Chairman School Basic Management Committee (SBMC) Malam Tijjani Haladu Baraya, Hajiya Ladidi Flagge (Retired Director of Schools), Malam Rabi’u Mijinyawa (Retired Director KSSSMB), Aishatu Yola from Servicom and Director Administration and General Services Ministry of Education to serve as Secretary.
