NEWS :Governor Bindow Inaugurates Debt Management Committee.

19th July, 2017.
By Yunusa Abdullahi. 

        

Governor Muhammed Umar Jibrilla has inaugurated Debt Management Committee with call on members to discharge  their duties deligently. 

While  inaugurating  members of the committee  at the council chambers of the Government House Yola, Governor Muhammed Jibrilla  said the  inauguration  has become  necessary to enable  government work in line with the laid down Laws. 

He also  urged  members of the committee to be responsive as far as Debt management  is concerned. 

In his remarks, the Secretary to the State Government Dr Umar Buba Bindir explained that the  inauguration  of the committee was in line with section Four subsection One and Two of the Debt management  act .

While responding on behalf of the   members of the committee, the Chairman of the committee and Deputy Governor Engr.Martins Babale appreciated the  confidence reposed on the members of the committee. 

Engineer  Martins Babale  pointed out that they will  look at both the Internal and External Debts of the state Government, stressing that  it is a great task before the members of the committee. 

He also  recalled that at the inception of the present administration government  has maintained  a clean record of Loans being committed  by both state and Local Government in the state, assuring that the  committee will discharge it's mandate in accordance with the Terms and Reference. 

Members of the committee include Deputy Governor Engr.Martins Babale  as Chairman, while  Honourable Commissioner Ministry of Finance and Budget  Mahmood Sali Yunusa as Vice Chairman. 

        

Other members  includes Honourable Commissioner Ministry for Local government and chieftancy Affairs Alhaji Mustapha Barkindo, State Accountant General Mrs Augustine Wandamihya, state Chairman of Planning commission Engr. Arin Lutu, Special Adviser to the Governor  on Budget  and Planning while the  Director General of Debt management Office is to serve as the Secretary of the committee. 

Letters of appointment was also presented to the members of the committee  by Governor Muhammed Jibrilla.