Kano Government Hails Islamic Bank

By Daniel Maduka

The Kano State Government has lauded the regime of transparency, and accountability prevalent in the operation of Kano Agro- Pastoral  Development Project KSADP, an Islamic Development Bank Sponsored project in the State.

The State authorities  who  spoke through the Commissioner of Agriculture, Dr Danjuma Mahmoud, on Wednesday February 7, 2024, when a team from the Islamic Bank Mission  paid  a courtesy visit..

The Commissioner said his initial scepticisms, about the project have paled in to insignificance in the face of  not only its honest operations ,but its tremendous positive impacts on the state,s agricultural sector and the general growth of the kano economy.

“We have seen other projects in the state ,including a World Bank Project that just ended, but l haven’t seen the kind of content in terms of strength and transparency as embedded in the KSADP .

Dr Mahmoud, said that the Kano State Government, would like the templates and high operational standards in KSADA to be replicated in the implementation of Donor Agencies supported projects in the state .

“We also want to see a third party Monitoring and Evaluation involvement in this project executed with technical cooperation of its partners ,so that we can have a sense of how we vied off track and  what need to be done to bring us back on track and the project sustainable” the Commissioner stated

He noted the appreciation of the Kano State Government of the positive impacts of the economic empowerment components of the project ,particularly its Goat reproduction scheme ,which according to him has impacted several thousands of beneficiaries mostly women .

Mr Javed Khan leader of the Islamic Bank Mission , said they have come to evaluate the project,address the issue of  disbursement ,as  well as press for the signing of all other pending contracts for  purposes of sustainability.