By Rabiu Sanusi
The Managing Director, Kano State Urban Planning and Development Authority ( KNUPDA), Arc. Ibrahim Yakub Adamu has inaugurated a new one-stop shop for the prompt issuance of building approval and permit.
Inaugurating the unit at the conference hall of KNUPDA today, Arc. Ibrahim said the unit was created in order to ease the process of granting approval by the agency in response to numerous complaints by the general public over unnecessary delays in the formalization of building approval/permit.
He added that other duties of the unit are to revive all pending plans, approvals and responses to the inspection and monitoring team’s activities.
The Managing Director explained that the unit is going to be operating directly and instantly with a view to tackling any issue brought to KNUPDA without delay.
He then urged the unit to work tirelessly considering the importance of the task and congratulated the staff on their selection which was done purely on merit.
The Head of the Unit, Arc. Bilkisu Muhammad Ibrahim promised to work hard toward bringing a positive impact while discharging their duties.
The 15-man unit is headed by Arc. Bilkisu Muhammad Ibrahim with Sagir Sani Sha’aibu as the secretary.