El-Rufai Creates Internal Security Ministry to Curb Banditry – TheNigerialawyer

Amid rising cases of banditry, kidnapping and armed attacks
along the Abuja-Kaduna expressway, Kaduna State Governor, Mallam
Nasir e-Rufai yesterday signed an executive order creating the
Ministry of Internal Security & Home Affairs.

Besides the ministry of internal security, the governor also
established two other ministries namely; the Ministry of Business,
Innovation & Technology and the Ministry of Housing and Urban
Development, thus making three new ministries he created.

The decisions were disclosed in a statement his Chief Press
Secretary, Mr. Samuel Aruwan issued yesterday, announcing that the
governor had signed an executive order creating three new
ministries while abolishing three others.

With the rising cases of banditry and kidnapping across the
state, the statement said the ministry of internal security and
home affairs “has the mandate to coordinate internal security
matters and liaison with security agencies in the state.

“It is expected to enhance the state government’s capacity to
address security challenges. It will also supervise the activities
of parastatals and agencies performing home affairs functions.”

The statement added that the ministry of business, innovation
and technology will coordinate the development of skills, business,
trade and manufacturing in the state…

It also said the ministry of housing & urban development
“has the mandate to ensure the construction and maintenance of
public buildings and to promote the expansion of the housing stock
in the state.

“It will also be in charge of ensuring the enforcement of
development control regulations and the implementation of urban
planning and country planning policies and urban renewal programmes
in the state.

Specifically, the statement disclosed that the restructuring
“does not increase the number of ministries that were pruned to 14
when the el-Rufai assumed office in 2015.”

The statement noted that the three ministries abolished
comprised Commerce, Industry & Tourism, Rural & Community
Development and Water Resources.

The statement said in a major streamlining of the state’s
governance structure, El-Rufai “has signed an Executive Order to
create and restructure ministries in Kaduna State.”

“The order abolishes the Ministry of Commerce, Industry &
Tourism, the Ministry of Rural & Community Development and the
Ministry of Water Resources. It amends the mandates of the
ministries responsible for local government, women and social
development, works and sports.

The statement added that the mandates of some ministries like
Sports Development and education, among others, have either been
amended or amended.

It stated further that the list of commissioners nominated “to
lead these ministries will be forwarded to the Kaduna State House
of Assembly as soon as it reconvenes.”