{"id":154980,"date":"2025-03-11T15:27:21","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T14:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/jigawa-government-disengages-ramadan-feeding-vendor-over-misconduct"},"modified":"2025-03-25T19:29:34","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T18:29:34","slug":"jigawa-government-disengages-ramadan-feeding-vendor-over-misconduct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/jigawa-government-disengages-ramadan-feeding-vendor-over-misconduct","title":{"rendered":"Jigawa government disengages Ramadan feeding vendor over misconduct"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Jigawa State Government has terminated its contract with DIYA SWEETS, the main vendor for the Ramadan Feeding Programme in Guri Local Government Area, over allegations of financial misconduct.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement issued, the Commissioner for Special Duties, Hon. Auwal D. Sankara (Fica), revealed that DIYA SWEETS unlawfully deducted N72,000 from the N672,000 allocated for a three-day payment to sub-vendors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDespite multiple warnings and opportunities to address the issue, the vendor failed to comply and withheld funds meant for sub-vendors. As a result, we have decided to disengage DIYA SWEETS from any future involvement in the programme within Guri Local Government Area,\u201d Sankara stated.<\/p>\n<p>The government has demanded the immediate refund of the withheld amount to the affected sub-vendors.<\/p>\n<p>He also warned that legal action would be taken if the vendor fails to comply. Additionally, DIYA SWEETS has been directed to return all documents and materials related to the Ramadan Feeding Programme without delay.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe take this matter seriously and are committed to ensuring transparency and accountability in all our programs. This decision is necessary to protect the interests of our people and uphold the reputation of this administration,\u201d the commissioner added.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Umar Namadi has approved N4.8 billion for the 2025 Ramadan Feeding Programme in 630 centres across the state.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Jigawa State Government has terminated its contract with DIYA SWEETS, the main vendor for the Ramadan Feeding Programme in Guri Local Government Area, over allegations of financial misconduct. In a statement issued, the Commissioner for Special Duties, Hon. Auwal D. Sankara (Fica), revealed that DIYA SWEETS unlawfully deducted N72,000 from the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":154979,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[708,254,3797],"class_list":["post-154980","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-jigawa","tag-nigeria","tag-ramadan"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Jigawa government disengages Ramadan feeding vendor over misconduct - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Jigawa State Government has terminated its contract with DIYA SWEETS, the main vendor for the Ramadan Feeding Progra ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/jigawa-government-disengages-ramadan-feeding-vendor-over-misconduct\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Jigawa government disengages Ramadan feeding vendor over misconduct\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Jigawa State Government has terminated its contract with DIYA SWEETS, the main vendor for the Ramadan Feeding Progra ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/jigawa-government-disengages-ramadan-feeding-vendor-over-misconduct\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-03-11T14:27:21+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-03-25T18:29:34+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/sm_1741697266.21617.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/jigawa-government-disengages-ramadan-feeding-vendor-over-misconduct#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/jigawa-government-disengages-ramadan-feeding-vendor-over-misconduct\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Jigawa government disengages Ramadan feeding vendor over misconduct\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-03-11T14:27:21+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-03-25T18:29:34+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/jigawa-government-disengages-ramadan-feeding-vendor-over-misconduct\"},\"wordCount\":229,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/jigawa-government-disengages-ramadan-feeding-vendor-over-misconduct#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/sm_1741697266.21617.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Jigawa\",\"Nigeria\",\"Ramadan\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/jigawa-government-disengages-ramadan-feeding-vendor-over-misconduct#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/jigawa-government-disengages-ramadan-feeding-vendor-over-misconduct\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/jigawa-government-disengages-ramadan-feeding-vendor-over-misconduct\",\"name\":\"Jigawa government disengages Ramadan feeding vendor over misconduct - 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