By Isyaku Ibrahim
Chairman of Dala Local Government Council Alhaji Surajo Ibrahim Imam,has deplored the tunes of unpaid entitlements and rights the immediate past administration left after handing over the mantle of leadership
Alhaji Surajo Ibrahim Imam who was speaking in an interface with journalists shortly after conferred with a special award courtesy of Kano Office of Federal Inland Revenue Service, described the act as a total negligence, disservice and utmost irresponsibility
He cited pension arrears which he said was left upon Government for years but a result of Governor Abba’s seriousness and promptitude over twenty billion Naira ,has now been paid and the rest will be settled before his first term in office elapsed
He extolled the Federal outfit for finding him worthy of the award explaining that he would remain committed and dedicated in serving the community for the joy of one and all
He stressed the need for the federal organisation to look into the possibility of providing some basic infrastructure like water,roads ,schools and other social amenities across Dala and other adjacent Local Government Areas as part of their corporate social responsibility to the greater majority
Alhaji Surajo Ibrahim Imam used the Medium to hail the state Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs Alhaji Taju Usman Zaura for the level of encouragement he has been rendering to the forty four councils with a view to serving the larger domain to the best of their ability with the little they have been generating as income stressing that such encouragement will remain in the annals of history
The Council Chairman however seized the medium to call on tax payers to be responsive in their payment as it will facilitate the execution of additional developmental projects
Among those in the Chairman’s entourage comprise his obedient Deputy ,Party Chairman, Councillors , DPM, party faithful and other public functionaries
