{"id":126940,"date":"2023-12-04T02:02:23","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T02:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/12\/04\/kano-governors-ssa-accomplice-arrested-for-diverting-palliatives-for-pwds-widows\/"},"modified":"2023-12-04T02:02:23","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T02:02:23","slug":"kano-governors-ssa-accomplice-arrested-for-diverting-palliatives-for-pwds-widows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/12\/04\/kano-governors-ssa-accomplice-arrested-for-diverting-palliatives-for-pwds-widows\/","title":{"rendered":"Kano Governor\u2019s SSA, Accomplice Arrested For Diverting Palliatives For PWDs, Widows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-901872\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot_20231203-184114_Opera-Mini.jpg\" alt=\"Kano Governor\u2019s SSA Arrested After Diverting Palliatives For PWDs, Widows \" width=\"1080\" height=\"591\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>The Kano State Government, having discovered a warehouse filled with diverted food palliatives, has ordered the arrest of Tasiu Al\u2019amin Roba, a Senior Special Assistant (SSA) of the Governor in connection with the diversion.<\/p>\n<p>The Kano Police Command also arrested in connection with the diversion, Abdulkadir Muhammad, Roba\u2019s alleged accomplice.<\/p>\n<p>The duo are expected to be transferred to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for further investigation.<\/p>\n<p>State Governor Abba Yusuf, led government officials and journalists to the warehouse at Sharada Industrial Estate on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Yusuf, who said the culprits would be punished, directed the Commissioner of Police to take over the warehouse and conduct an investigation to identify all the suspects.<\/p>\n<p>While briefing the Governor during the visit, Rabiu Amour, a community leader, said thousands of bags \u2014 branded with the Governor\u2019s portrait and designed as palliatives \u2014 were discovered to be repackaged.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO: \u201cThere\u2019s Nothing Hopeful Around Proposed 2024 Budget\u201d \u2013 Business Expert<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know these food items are meant to be distributed to less privileged people, therefore we decided to make a whistle blow. This is our contribution to the good efforts of the governor, he is trying his best to help the downtrodden but some people within the system are sabotaging him,\u201d Amour said.<\/p>\n<p>The Agriculture Commissioner, Danjuma Mahmoud, said the food items were meant to be distributed to Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) and widows of deceased members of the armed forces and other security agencies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou will recall that after the official unveiling of the distribution of food items meant for the less privileged as palliatives to crush the impact of fuel subsidy removal, the government later set aside another large portion of the palliatives specifically to be distributed to people with special needs like in the society.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBesides people with special needs, the last round of palliatives were also meant for families and widows of members of the armed forces, the army, navy, airforce, police, and that of the sister agencies like immigration, prison services, customs, civilians defence, road safety, and Hisbah vigilante,\u201d Mahmoud said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-7\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<div data-advadstrackid=\"890536\" data-advadstrackbid=\"1\" class=\"infor-target\" id=\"infor-147307311\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/300x250b.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kano State Government, having discovered a warehouse filled with diverted food palliatives, has ordered the arrest of Tasiu Al\u2019amin Roba, a Senior Special Assistant (SSA) of the Governor in connection with the diversion. 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