When he finally reclaimed the mandate freely given to him by large majority of good people of Kano, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf (Abba Gida Gida) did not leave residents in doubt of his blueprint; comprehensive action plan of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) to turn around fortunes of the Centre of Commerce.
Besides his profound show of appreciation to ‘Kanawas’ for overwhelming support that contributed to his victory at the poll, Governor Yusuf set out vision and mission of his administration to stimulate socio-economic viability and retool infrastructure to next heights.
In his words, “Our government would be a continuity from the previous Kwankwasiyya administration of our able leader and mentor, Sen. Engr. Dr Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso, who laid a solid foundation of development and became the architect of modern Kano during his time as Kano State governor between 1999-2003 and 2011-2015.
“We want to commit that we would reinvigorate, reintroduce, reestablish and sustain all the giant strides executed by our leader. We would leave no stone untouched in terms of providing physical infrastructure, economic growth and reforming the critical social sectors.
“Under our stewardship, we would restore the integrity of the civil service, transform the agricultural sector by overhauling the systems of irrigation and deploy appropriate technology for crop production, value chain development and provide access to affordable fertiliser and other Agricultural inputs.”
He further stated: “We would reintroduce and strengthen the various youth and women empowerment programmes and reopen all 26 training institutes and the garment industry that was established in 2011-2015 to create jobs and alleviate poverty. We would give priority to the security of lives and properties of our people.
“Our government would give utmost attention to the provision of quality and affordable healthcare services to the good people of Kano State by recruiting additional human resources for health, renovating and equipping our hospitals with standard tools, drugs and medical consumables.
“The real free education that was enjoyed during Kwankwaso’s administration would be reintroduced along with the foreign and domestic scholarships for undergraduate and postgraduate students. We would key into our party presidential candidate’s blueprint on Education! Education!! Education,” he said shortly after taking oath of office on May 29, 2023.
It is fulfilling to divulge significant records of giant strides recorded in the space of 28 months and 14 days of Governor Yusuf administration. More gratifying it is that, in spite of political distractions, the people’s Governor has stay focused to his core mandate of meeting the yearnings and aspirations of Kano people.
Therefore, Kano in Focus, a weekly publication in some leading national dailies, will enable a veritable opportunity to update the public and global audience on the giant developmental strides of Kano State government.
Sanusi Ahmad Bature Dawakin-Tofa, Director General, Media and Publicity, Kano state Government House.
