Kano governor launches biometric software program for civil servants, pensioners, appointees

Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economic system, Dr Bosun Tijani (left) and Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State through the closing of the Nationwide Council on Communications, Innovation and Digital Economic system assembly, in Kano just recently.

Kano State authorities yesterday launched a brand new cost system, Kano Built-in Private and Payroll Info System (KIPPIS), for state civil servants and pensioners. The brand new built-in cost software program is meant to centralise authorities cost system in conformity with world e-governance system.

Unveiling the system on Tuesday on the graduation of State Government Council assembly on the authorities home, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf mentioned the e-financing operations system was launched to result in integrity in governance.

Gov. Yusuf mentioned the belief was to make sure prudence, transparency, and accountability in managing public funds and block leakages throughout authorities sectors.

Apart from, the governor pressured that with the brand new e-tracking financing, all cost will henceforth be centralised throughout state parastatals and native authorities councils.

The governor urged members of the KIPPIS implementation committee to make sure the capturing of civil servants, pensioners and all political appointees for easy and hitch-free operating of the undertaking throughout the state.

The state Accountant Basic, Abdulkadir Abdussalam, mentioned KIPPIS has the power to sanitise payroll and pension techniques utilizing biometric expertise, efficient validation method and it’ll rid the system of all excesses, infiltration, manipulations of any ilk, impersonations, and pointless deductions.

He added the integrated e-payment talents will save authorities pointless financial institution costs, payroll cost issues, block leakages and engenders accountability and transparency in authorities engagements.

In the meantime, the governor has directed the Secretary to the State Authorities to subject analysis templates to Commissioners who’re anticipated to fill and submits throughout the subsequent 10 days to find out the retention of performing Commissioners and relieving of those that underperformed from the state government council.

An announcement by Director Basic, Media and Publicity, Authorities Home, Sanusi Bature, mentioned the governor’s directive was based mostly on a coverage of his administration clearly stipulated through the swearing-in of the Commissioners.