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L-R: Alhaji Baba Mohammed Gwagwarma, Hon. Commissioner for
Science and Technology, Kano State
Government exchanging gifts with Yusuf Kazaure,
Group Head, Customer Operations &
Services and Ramatu Buhari,
Business Support Manager of Galaxy
Backbone during a courtesy visit to
Galaxy Backbone by Kano State Government
officials.
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In
efforts at increasing it’s internally generated revenue (IGR), the Kano State Government
is taking advantage of Information Communication and Technology (ICT) to achieve
this.
The
Kano State Commissioner for Science and Technology, Alhaji Bala Mohammud
Gwagwarma, made this disclosure during a courtesy visit to Galaxy Backbone
recently.
Marketing
Communications Manager, Galaxy Backbone plc, Mr. Franklyn Ginger Eke confirmed
this to DigitalSENSE Business News, in a press statement.
Alhaji
Gwagwarma was reported to had told the Galaxy Backbone team led by its Group
Head, Customer Operations & Services, Mr. Yusuf Kazaure that Kano State
Government has embarked on a reform programme to modernize its governance
processes for improved revenue generation and more efficiency in the delivery of
public services to its citizens.
According
to him, the visit was based on the desire of the State Governor to forge a
sustainable partnership with Galaxy Backbone towards the implement of its
e-government initiatives which includes the automation of IGR system,
educational programmes for secondary schools, health care delivery and poverty
reduction policy.
In
his remark, Mr. Kazaure commended the Kano State Government and described the
visit as a demonstration of the State Government’s commitment to leverage the
benefits of ICT to reposition the state as the most populous and cosmopolitan
state in northern Nigeria.
He
assured that Galaxy Backbone is well resourced to partner with the state by
automating its IGR processes, provide data hosting services as well as support
Kano State Government ICT park project.
Equally speaking, the Head of
Regional Operations, Galaxy Backbone, Usman Mohammed Umar, said that by
partnering with Galaxy, Kano State Government would be benefitting from the
investment already made by the Federal Government in ICT infrastructure nationwide
through Galaxy Backbone.
He assured the Commissioner that
Galaxy will support the State Governor’s determination to increase its IGR to
N10 billion monthly within two years.
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