Northern Governor Employs 45 Traditional Dancers, Gives Reason
- The Kano state government has given 45 traditional dancers full employment under the state's History and Culture Bureau
- The dancers popularly known as Koroso dancers were said to be working as casual staff before they were given full employment
- Ibrahim Ahmed Karaye, the commissioner for tourism and culture, gave a crucial reason why the dancers were employed
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Kano state - The Abdullahi Ganduje-led Kano state government has reportedly employed 45 traditional dancers popularly known as Koroso dancers.
Daily Trust reported that the state government on Wednesday, November 11, presented offers of permanent and pensionable employment to the dancers.
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It was gathered that the newly employed dancers who were in the casual staff category are now to work under the state History and Culture Bureau.
Commissioner explains reason for employment
Speaking while presenting the offers at the ministry, the Commissioner for Tourism and Culture, Ibrahim Ahmed Karaye, explained that the gesture was to reward the hardworking casual staff.
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Karaye said the Ganduje-led administration was committed to making life easier and more meaningful to its teeming populace by executing viable projects and programmes that have a direct impact on the socio-economic development of the state.
Meanwhile, the Executive Secretary, History and Culture Bureau, Ibrahim Umar Tofa, expressed profound appreciation to the administration for employing the dancers.
Speaking on behalf of the beneficiaries, Abdulaziz Abubakar and Jimmai Dauda pledged to put their best in preserving the cultural heritage of the state.
Kano governor cries out, condemns parents forcing children into street begging
Meanwhile, the Kano state governor, Ganduje, has lamented the high rate of street begging in the northern region of the country.
Governor Ganduje reportedly frowned at parents who encourage their children to beg, describing them as inhuman. He maintained that the federal legislature should step up its game by putting more effort into enacting a law that prohibits street begging in all parts of the country.
Ganduje who made this disclosure during the 2nd National Conference organised by the Faculty of Education, Bayero University Kano, explained that the law would compel parents/guardians to enrol their children/wards in school.
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