Gov Yusuf evaluates commissioners, unveils IPPIS

Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has directed his commissioners to fill and submit evaluation forms as part of measuring their performance to determine their continuation in his administration or not.

Gov Yusuf, who gave the directive while unveiling an Integrated Personal and Payroll Information System (KIPPIS) to ensure prudence, transparency and accountability in managing public funds in the state, directed the Secretary to the State Government (SSG) to issue evaluation templates to the commissioners.

He said the commissioners were expected to fill and submit the forms within the next 10 days.

The governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Bature, said the governor stressed that the directive was based on a policy of his administration initiated during the swearing in of the commissioners to evaluate their performance after every six months to ensure quality service delivery.

Commenting after his integration as pioneer enrollee of the KIPPIS, Governor Yusuf said the system was introduced to centralise payments by the state and local governments and operate e-financing in tandem with global financial best practices.

Yusuf urged the members of the KIPPIS implementation committee to ensure the capturing of civil servants, pensioners and all political appointees for smooth and hitch-free running of the project across the state.

The state’s Accountant General, Alhaji Abdulkadir Abdussalam, said the KIPPIS would sanitise the payroll and pension systems using biometric technology, effective validation technique and that it would rid the system of all excesses, infiltration, manipulations, impersonations and unnecessary deductions.