In line with the directives of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on the commencement of voter registration nationwide, the Kano State Government has approved the establishment of the Kano State Mobilization Taskforce on Voter Registration.
The Taskforce, which is a high-powered committee, will be formally inaugurated by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG) in due course, and will be chaired by Comrade Ibrahim Abdullahi Waiya, Honourable Commissioner, for Information and Internal Affairs.
The initiative is a strategic intervention designed to mobilize and encourage full participation of Kano citizens in the ongoing voter registration exercise, to ensure maximum success
Other Members of the Taskforce include:
Hon. Commissioner, Women Affairs, Children, and the Disabled
Hon. Commissioner, Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs
Special Adviser, Political Mobilization
Special Adviser, Inter-Party Affairs
Special Adviser, Population
Special Adviser, Political Affairs
Special Adviser, Student Matters
Special Adviser, Grassroot Mobilization
Special Adviser, Digital Economy
Special Adviser, Information
Special Adviser, Entertainment and Culture
Director General, KASITDA
Statistician General/Director General, State Bureau of Statistics
Director General, Research and Documentation Directorate
Managing Director, Kano State Radio Corporation
Managing Director, Abubakar Rimi Television (ARTV)
Representative, State NNPP
Representative, Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC)
Representative, Emirate Council
Chairperson, Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON)
Representative, Kano Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC)
Senior Special Assistant, KANSIEC
Representative, Council of Ulama
Representative, HISBAH Board
Representative, Kano Traders Association
Representative, Kano Business Community
Representative, Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ)
Representative, National Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ)
Representative, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC)
Representative, National Association of Kano State Students
Representative, Kano State Youth Council
Representative, Central Working Committee of Self-Help Groups
Representative – Civil Society Organizations, Nasiru Salisu Zango, Tijjani Sarki
Secretariat of the Taskforce:
Permanent Secretary, Establishment, Office of the Head of Civil Service
Director, Special Duties, Special Duties Directorate, Office of the Secretary to the State Government
Director, Research and Evaluation, Research, Evaluation and Political Affairs Directorate (REPA), Office of the Secretary to the State Government
Director, Internal Affairs, Ministry of Information and Internal Affairs
The Government emphasizes that this Taskforce is not a mere administrative arrangement but a decisive step towards promoting participatory democracy and ensuring that every eligible Kano citizen registers to vote.
It is therefore anticipated that all stakeholders, such as traditional institutions, civil society, political parties, trade unions, youth and women organizations, and the general public, to join hands with the Government to achieve the desired goal
The State Government further emphasized that voter registration is not just a routine exercise, but a civic responsibility with extraordinary importance and a gateway to shaping the future of governance and ensuring that the voices of the people of Kano are heard at the ballot boxes
