Tag: KADSPAC

Kaduna State: Subsidy Removal and the Conundrum of Palliative Measures

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

By; Yusuf Ishaku Goje. The Governor of Kaduna State, Senator Uba Sani, in response to the subsidy removal of premium motor spirit (PMS) towards ameliorating the accompanying hardship, held a meeting on the 5th of June, 2023, with the leadership of the labor unions and set up an Ad-Hoc Committee on Palliatives.  Since then not much has been heard, up until the recent interview the Governor granted to Arise TV on the resolution of the National Economic Council (NEC) chaired by the Vice President, Senator Kashim Shattima.  Some of the…

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Coalition advocates implementation of Social Protection Plan by El-rufai

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Kaduna Social Protection Accountability Coalition (KADSPAC) has appealed to the Kaduna State Government to approve the state Social Protection Policy Implementation Plan, 2021 to 2023. KADSPAC, a coalition of civil society and media, working to strengthen transparency and accountability in the delivery of inclusive social protection, noted that 2021 is almost gone and the plan is yet to be approved. The state government had in February, launched the social protection policy to address the vulnerability of the poorest residents by mitigating their social and economic shocks. In a statement…

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