Umar Ganduje Builds A N75Million Litres Water Treatment Plant (Photos)

His Excellency Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje OFR the Executive Governor of Kano State today visited the Watari Water Treatment Plant at Bagwai Local Government area of the state.

The governor toured the plant and inspected its facilities which has the capacity of treating 75 million litres of water per day but currently treating only 50 million due to lack of power as well as lack of some other machineries and is currently supplying 5 local governments in the State which is also the most recent treatment plant in the State.

The governor directed the ministry of works to fence the treatment plant, and also directed that proposal for the channeling of pipe to the main town of Bichi in order to join it to the plant to end decades of lack of access to clean water. He further said that his administration will connect the plant to the closest power grid to ensure steady power supply, as it is currently getting it’s power from Kankia in Katsina state. 

Don’t Take Bank Loans, Allah Forbids It - Chief Imam Tells Katsina Workers

The Chief Imam of the Katsina state owned Al-Qalam University, Sheikh Abubakar Maikano, has called on civil servants in Katsina to reject the usury loans secured for them by the Nigeria Labor Congress

(NLC).

Maikano, made the call while delivering a Friday sermon. He said that the call was necessary because the loan would be given with interests, which is ‘usury’ that Islam has forbidden.

He quoted verses of the Quran where the Almighty Allah forbids Muslim faithful from taking anything that has to do with usury.

Maikano,quoted prophet Muhammad,: ‘’Allah cursed giver, collector, witness and writer of usury’’.

Sheikh Maikano: Imam of Al-Qalam University

He urged government ministries, departments, and agencies not to stand as guarantors to any civil servant.

The cleric urged the NLC leadership to rescind their decision and find other ways of giving loans that are interests free.

‘’We know that people are in need of help, but you cannot use what is forbidden to assist a person.

‘’Allah will not bless money that is mixed with usury,’’ he said.

Maikano, however, urged the state government to look into possibilities of giving civil servants interest free loan.

‘’This was done in the past by the previous governments.

‘’We also want this government to do the same thing for its civil servants in the state,” he said.