Katsina Gets Committee On Compulsory Insurance.
Katsina state government has inaugurated a committee to Fastrack the implementation of compulsory insurance which will improve its revenue.
The Committee will be chaired by the Commissioner for Commerce in the State, Muktar Gidado Abdulkadir and the co-chairman is the Executive Chairman, Katsina State Internal revenue service Mal. Mustapha Mohammed Sirajo.
Other members of the Committee are representatives of the National Insurance Commission(NAICOM,) Office of the SSG, Office of the Head of Service in the State, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Health and other relevant agencies.
Executive Governor of Katsina State Aminu Bello Masari and his Deputy Mannir Yakubu were present during the inauguration of the Technical Committee on the Sensitisation/Implementation of compulsory insurances and Takaful in the state.
The Executive Governor while inaugurating the Technical Committee noted that the initiative to introduce Takaful insurance is a welcome development and will serve as an alternative especially to attract people of the state who are left out due to religious or cultural barriers.
He assured the insurance regulator of the Katsina State Government’s full support in the development of insurance in the State.
