The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has appointed deputy governor, Dr. Hadiza Balarabe as the Chairman of Governing Board of the Kaduna State Geographic Information Service, the digital land registry.
This was disclosed in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Communication, Muyiwa Adekeye, in Kaduna on Friday.
According to the statement, ‘’Malam Lawal Mayere represents Kaduna North senatorial district on the board while Hajiya Hauwa Yahaya and Mr Bulus Audu represent Kaduna Central and southern senatorial districts respectively.’’
‘’Dr Zaid Abubakar, who is the Executive Chairman of Kaduna Internal Revenue Service, represents the service, and Accountant General Shizzer Bada is the representative of Ministry of Finance.’’
‘’Madam Altine Jibrin, the Director General of KADGIS and Alhaji Mahmood Aminu of KADGIS are both on the board, as well as representatives of the Ministries of Justice, Environment and Local Government and that of the Ministry of Agriculture.’’
Adekeye further said; “KADGIS is one of the first agencies established in 2015 by the El-Rufai government, with the mandate to digitise the land registry and exercise responsibility for land administration in the state.”