The newly-appointed Executive Secretary of Kano State Consumer Protection Council and the other council members have been called upon to resist the temptation of enmassing worldly things and ensure the safety of residents of the state as general consumers.
This was issued in a press statement issued by the public relations officer farouk Isah Musa
The Director-General Drugs and Medical Consumables Supply Agency Pharm.Gali Sule stated this in the presence of their friends and well-wishers when they escorted the newly appointees to the office on Monday.
He advised the appointees to be dedicated, honest, and God-fearing while discharging their duties, as their actions and inactions would greatly affect the people of Kano, positively or otherwise.
Being a former Executive Secretary to the State Consumer Protection Council who served between 2014 and 2017, Pharm. Sule urged the new Executive Secretary and his team to partner with relevant stakeholders including the Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON), National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN), and State Ministry of Health, to move the state forward.
Lamenting how consumers’ rights are being trampled upon in the state, the Director General assured the teeming populace of Kano state that with the composition of the present Council, including representatives of the business community, their rights would be adequately protected.
Earlier speaking, the new Executive Secretary of the Council Alhaji Zangina Jafaru solicited for the cooperation and support of the entire staff of the Agency and all stakeholders, warning that the business is not going to be as usual.
In their separate remarks, Honorable Ibrahim Ahmad Gama (Lugard) and Hajiya Sadiya Umar Bichi who spoke on behalf of the appointees, thanked Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf for finding them worthy for the appointments, pledging to work tirelessly so as to achieve the desired goals.
Those appointed as key members of the council include Honorable Ibrahim Ahmad Gama (Member representing Kano Central), Hajiya Sadiya Umar Bichi (Member representing Kano North), Alhaji Hussaini Bello Gidado (Member representing Kano South) Alhaji Munzali Abubakar (Representative of business community I, Kantin Kwari Market), Ali Muhammad Adakawa (Representative of business community II, Kwanar Singa), Alhaji Ahmed Isah Chedi (Representative of business community III, Dawanau Market), and Sani Gambo (Representative of business community IV, Abubakar Rimi Market).
Others are Halima Yahuza Ahmad (Representative of the Ministry of Justice), Prof. Salisu Ibrahim Ahmad (Representative of the Ministry of Health), Aminu Gidado Yusha’u (Representative of Ministry of Environment), Bashir Shehu Gezawa (Representative of the Ministry for Local Government), Maryam Halilu Haruna, Director Special Duties, (Representative of the Ministry of Women Affairs), Bashir Uba, Director Investment, (Representative of the Ministry of Investment/Commerce), Faisal Mahmud (Representative of the Ministry of Transportation, Agency), Umar Zubairu (Representative of Special Service Directorate) and Shamsu Jibrin (Secretary/Legal Adviser).
