The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Alhaji Musa Mustapha of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the of winner of Yobe East Senatorial by-election.Prof Ibrahim Jajere, the INEC Returning Officer for the election announced the results on Sunday in Damaturu” Umar Kalli of ADC party scored 452 votes, Musa Mustapha of APC scored
Mustapha emerges winner of Yobe East Senatorial seat by-election vanguardngr.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from vanguardngr.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
By Ahmed Abba
Damaturu, May 25, 2021 The Yobe government on Tuesday said it paid N7.5 billion as retirement benefits and gratuities to 600 beneficiaries from June 2019 to February 2021.
The Commissioner for Finance, Alhaji Musa Mustapha, said this at the ongoing ministerial briefing organised by Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Damaturu.
Mustapha, represented by Muhammed Gana, the Director, Internal Audit, said
“Retirement benefits and death gratuity in respect of about 600 beneficiaries amounting to about N7.5 billion was paid between the period of June 1, 2019 to Feb 31, 2021.”
He added that the state government had approved biometrics verification exercise for all new employees before enrollment into state payroll to further strengthen the Public Finance Management in the state.