Disturbed with the alleged diversion, theft, and unauthorized sales of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) meant for the treatment of malnourished children across the state, the Kano State Government has set up an investigation committee to unravel criminal acts that committed the offence.
Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, while inaugurating the panel said the committee was constituted to uncover the facts surrounding the reported diversion of the life-saving nutritional commodities and ensure that all those found culpable are brought to justice.
The Governor who was represented by the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Abubakar Labaran Yusuf, explained that the committee is expected to recommend appropriate administrative, disciplinary, and corrective measures, provide additional recommendations where necessary, and submit its report within 14 days from the date of inauguration.
“The committee has been mandated to investigate the alleged diversion of RUTF, establish the circumstances surrounding the incident, identify responsible individuals or groups, including possible collaborators among health workers, private traders, and community members, as well as determine the quantity and estimated value of the missing products.
“It is deeply disturbing that some unpatriotic individuals allegedly diverted the nutritional supplements for personal gain by selling them in open markets, thereby denying malnourished children access to critical treatment,” he added.
Governor Yusuf emphasized that government would not tolerate any act capable of undermining public health interventions and would ensure that all those involved face the full weight of the law.
He revealed that the Kano State Government expended over N500 million on the procurement of the RUTF products to support the treatment of children suffering from severe acute malnutrition, stressing that the commodities were intended solely for vulnerable children and not for commercial purposes.
The committee is chaired by the Permanent Secretary, Kano State Ministry of Health, Pharmacist Aminu Bashir, with 18 members drawn from security agencies, representatives of the Emirate Council, and Ward Development Committees from Dawakin Tofa, Wudil, Rano, and Bichi zones, among others.
The Director of Administration and General Services of the Ministry, Alhaji Naziru Tanko Kyaure, will serve as secretary of the committee.
Responding on behalf of the committee, the chairman, Pharmacist Aminu Bashir, assured the Kano State Government and the people of the state that members would discharge the responsibility entrusted to them with utmost diligence, transparency, and professionalism.
He added that no stone would be left unturned in uncovering the truth and safeguarding public resources meant for the vulnerable children in the state.
Veteran journalist and recipient of A.B.C Yola, Reporter of the Year Award (1997), Hassan Umar Shallpella, works with WAP as a Regional Correspondence. He was trained at Institute of Mass Communication and Technology Jos and Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, Training School Lagos.He was a News desk Editor and a Correspondent at the Punch newspaper and till 2019, was the Deputy Editor ofThe Scope newspaper.
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