Ganduje assents to PWDs, 10 other bills

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has assented to 11 bills, including the bill that will take care of physically-challenged persons.

According to a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Abba Anwar, all the bills that were signed are of critical importance for the overall development of the state.

He said: “We will not relent in our efforts to continue with the good work we started in all sectors of our society. We place high premium on our citizens with special needs. That is why we deem it necessary to assent to Kano State Amendment Bill For Persons With Disabilities, to give them special attention.”

Under the new law, those with special needs have an established agency that will take good care of their needs, with concerted effort to make them happier and genuinely accepted in the society.

Other include Muhammad Abubakar Rimi, Singa and Galadima Markets Management (Amendment No.2) Law 2022 (1444 A.H.), Kano University of Science and Technology, (KUST) (Amendment No. 2) Law 2022 (1444 A.H.) and Kano Metropolitan Area Transport Authority Bill 2022 (KAMATA).

Others are KAROTA Amendment Law (No.1) 2022 (1444 A.H), Kano State Permissible Weights and Weigh Bridges Law 2022, Kano State Supplementary Appropriation Bill 2022, Kano State Pension and Gratuity (Amendment No 3 Law 2022) and Muhammad Abdullahi Wase Teaching Hospital Law, 2022.