Katsina Inaugurate Committee On Compulsory Insurance, Takaful

By InsideBusiness On Sep 7, 2022

Katsina state has set up a committee to prepare the way for the implementation of compulsory insurance which will improve its earnings.

The Committee is to 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 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 during the inauguration of the Technical Committee on the Sensitisation/Implementation of compulsory insurances and Takaful in the state in his office on Tuesday 6 September, 2022

The Executive Governor while inaugurating the Technical Committee states that the initiative to introduce Takaful insurance is a welcome development that 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 NAICOM ofthe Katsina State Government’s full support in the development of insurance in the State.