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  • Ganduje frees 14 prisoners

    Ganduje frees 14 prisoners

    Kano State Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has released 14 persons serving terms at the Kano Central Prison.

    He said the gesture was to make them become responsible citizens, adding that the release was effected after he agreed to settle the fines imposed on them.

    The governor said compassion and magnanimity were attributes expected to be exhibited by any Muslim, most especially when a person was in need of assistance, stressing that releasing the 14 convicts  would make them to reconsider intention to commit crimes in future.

    He said: “As we have effected your release, you are expected to be of good and unquestionable conduct. Committing crimes does not pay under whatever guise. Your colleagues in prison will love to regain freedom too.

    “Try as much as you can to prove that you are grateful for the gesture by becoming responsible citizens in future. Our society will be better off if the level of crimes reduces.”

  • Ganduje signs budget into law

    Ganduje signs budget into law

    Kano State Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has signed the N21, 378,741,039.00k ‘Reviewed Budget 2015’ into law.

    He said the review was premised on the need to tackle economic realities as they affected the state, to accommodate the administration’s aspiration in introducing new projects to guarantee development and incorporate the restructured government ministries and parastatals.

    The governor noted that the reviewed budget would enable the government to formalise the expenditure incurred and observe other commitments and appropriate the provision of the Stabilisation Fund.

    He said the source of the budget review included Stabilisation Fund, N1 billion, savings from Recurrent Provision, N2.026 billion and savings from 2015 capital Projects, N18, 352, 729, 39.

  • Kano to ensure social order, says Ganduje

    Kano to ensure social order, says Ganduje

    Kano State Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has said the government will accept any proposed law presented to it by the Ulama, designed to address vices and promote living standard.

    He said it would pass same to the House of Assembly for ratification.

    The governor, who spoke at the Bayero University, Kano at the inauguration of the Committee on Social Reforms by the Emir of Kano, Malam Muhammdu Sanusi II,  said following the sensitivity of religious conviction and the orientation of the people, his administration, being a populist one, would not enact any edict affecting their lives without consulting religious leaders.

    He urged the main and sub-committees on social reforms to come up with advice and recommendations to help the state and the country to address social problems, family issues, education and moral decadence.

  • Ganduje frowns at frequent impeachment of speakers, deputy governors

    THE rate at which Speakers of State Assemblies and deputy governors are impeached shows that the nation’s democracy is still immature, Kano State Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje said yesterday.

    Ganduje, who spoke during a dinner organised in honour of Speakers of 19 Northern State Assemblies at Africa House, Government House, Kano, lamented that the rate of such impeachments was a setback for the nation’s democratic setting.

    “The frequency at which Speakers and deputy governors are removed like underwear is not the best. Somebody was impeached from his office as deputy governor because he managed poultry within his official residence,” the governor said.

    He noted that such excuses were not enough to warrant impeachment.

    Saying that democracy should revolve around issues not trivialities, Ganduje advised state legislators, especially Speakers, to synergise with the Executive to bring about development in the country.

    The governor urged the Northern Speakers Conference to step up efforts to tackle the common problems facing the region, particularly the issue of Almajirai, educational backwardness, compulsory primary education, economic backwardness, unemployment and conflicts.

    Ganduje stressed the need for northerners to strengthen their unity to address issues affecting the region and map out ways of contributing more positively to national development.

    The Chairman, Northern Speakers Conference and Speaker of the Borno State House of Assembly, Alhaji Abdulkarim Lawal, said the forum would deliberate on issues of socio-economic development affecting the region.

    He, therefore, appealed to the Federal Government to give special attention to the Northeast geopolitical zone because of its peculiar challenges, mainly insecurity.

    The Speaker, Kano State House of Assembly, Kabiru Alasan Rurum, stressed the need for governments and legislatures in the North to design policies, taking into cognisance their implications to the overall regional and sub-regional development.

    In a two-page communiqué by Adamu Dala Dogo, acting chairman of NSF and Speaker of Yobe State House of Assembly; Salisu Ibrahim Muhammad, Chairman, Information Committee of Kano State House of Assembly and which was read by Sunusi Garba Rikiji, Speaker, Zamfara State House of Assembly, the Northern Speakers Conference resolved to uphold the region’s unity and socio-economic growth.

     

  • Ganduje urges North’s Speakers to boost unity

    Ganduje urges North’s Speakers to boost unity

    Kano State Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje yesterday in Kano urged the Northern Speakers’ Forum (NSF) to promote and protect the unity and socio-economic development of the North.

    He set an agenda for the forum on the need for the North to wake up, embrace unity and confront the problems facing the geopolitical zone, saying surmounting the challenges might not be easy without legislation by the assemblies across the 19 northern states.

    Ganduje, who spoke at a dinner organised at the instance of the state government at the maiden NSF conference held in Kano, said: “We should take a pledge that will restore the glory of the North. As earlier mentioned, the North, which used to be one entity, which used to be a very strong economic base for Nigeria, which was the determining political direction of this country, has drifted into segmentations, divisions, cleavages and misunderstandings, realities and unrealities. But we believe we should make a pledge.

    “We should be born again. We should forgive each other. We should apologise to each other. We are all Nigerians. We are northerners, we are known for our culture, we are known for our tolerance, we are known for keeping our brothers in custody, in peace. We all have extended family system, which helps the North to cling together.

    “We should use these attributes, we should use this character to think again, come together again. I’m happy to say that we decided to hold this conference here, to come together so that we discuss national issues and regional issues. The North is backward in education—now it is backward in economy, it is backward in peace and stability considering what is happening in the Northeast, Northwest and some parts of the Northcentral.

    “These are issues, which must bring us together. We must think about them deeply. We must make relevant laws to take care of these aberrations. We need to take care of these shortcomings that warranted our backwardness.”

    He enjoined the NSF to come up with a legislation that would give legal backing to the ban on street begging across the 19 northern states.

    According to the governor, there was need for other states in the North to borrow a leaf from Kano to eradicate street begging.

    His words: “Begging cuts across the northern part of the country. We require legislation, but I believe, as young Speakers, you are equal to the task.”

    Ganduje warned on the implication of politics of bitterness between the executive and the legislature, leading to impeachments.

     

     

     

  • Ganduje and environmental sanitation

    SIR: Immediately Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State was sworn in, his first official assignment was to flag-off his environmental sanitation programme under the tag ‘Keep Kano Clean’. The programme ran through the whole of June. During the operation, the governor promised to make Kano clean always to the delight of the Kano citizens and also to employ more environmental health workers, precisely women for more thorough sanitary inspection of residential premises.

    I will encourage the governor to go further as environmental health (the way many politicians, administrators and even many health workers look at it), is beyond just getting rid of waste and refuse off the environment; it is the major driving force of public health practice globally.

    Environmental health is basis of public health practice that is concerned with the technologies of promoting health, preventing disease, and prolonging life through well-organized integrated environmental interventions based on community participation, institutional efforts/support, and integrated research. It has components, like Health, Safety and Environment (HSE), epidemiological investigation and control, water resources management and sanitation, environmental health control of housing and sanitation, food hygiene and safety, environmental health impact assessment, among others.

    Considering the importance of Kano as a centre of commerce and politics, there is a need for the governor to look at all the components areas with vigour and determination.

    The government should domesticate some national policy guidelines like national policy on injection safety and healthcare waste management; policy guidelines on excreta and sewage management; policy guidelines on pest and vector control; policy guidelines on market and abattoir sanitation; policy guidelines on school sanitation; policy guidelines on sanitary inspection of premises; policy guidelines on solid waste management; and policy guidelines on environmental sanitation.

    The fulcrum of these should be the amendment of Public Health Edict No 4, of 1985 to be in tune with the current trends as its affect Kano State for the smooth implementation of these activities.

    I dare say if the governor gives maximum attention to environmental health accordingly, which is the norm in the countries that value their health, and its practitioners reciprocate the gesture, 70% of disease burden in the state will be controlled and prevented, for our health problems are environmentally based.

    I wish the new governor the best as he leads Kano to greater height.

     

    • Mohammed Sani Garba ,

    New Hospital Road, Gyadi-Gyadi, Kano.

  • Ganduje appoints chief executives of nine agencies

    Ganduje appoints chief executives of nine agencies

    Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has approved the appointment of chief executive officers of nine government agencies in the state.

    Notice of the approval is contained in a statement signed by his Director General, Media and Communication, Baba Halilu Dantiye, in Kano on Thursday.

    The statement quoted Dantiye as saying Alhaji Mustapha Buhari and Retired Group Capt. Muhammad Kura are the new Managing Directors of the state Road Traffic Agency (KAROTA) and the Refuse Management and Sanitation Board (REMASAB) respectively.

    He said Alhaji Muhammad Adamu had been appointed the Managing Director of Kano Urban Planning Development Authority (KANUPDA), while Alhaji Sani Gabasawa is the Managing Director, Youth Directorate for Economic Empowerment.

    He added that Alhaji Abdullahi Yanshana had been appointed the Executive Chairman, Community Reorientation Committee (CRC), while Alhaji Nasiru Koki is the Executive Chairman, Pension Fund Trustees.

    Also, Alhaji Zakari Bagwai had been appointed the Executive Chairman, State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), while Alhaji Hussaini Ganduje is the Executive Secretary, Senior Secondary School Management Board (KSSSMB).

    Dr Fakhradeen Muhammad had also been appointed the Physician, Kano State Government House.

    The governor urged the new appointees to justify the confidence reposed in them by being dedicated to their duties.

  • Ganduje warns Kano teachers against truancy

    Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State has warned teachers in public schools against dereliction of duty saying they must be epitomes of character and learning.

    The governor gave the warning during a visit to some public schools in Kano City, saying his government intends to make teaching a profession to be proud of.

    “Teachers should not come late; that is not acceptable. They should be disciplined in order to command respect and to inspire discipline in their students.   We want to bring change in this important sector but that is not possible unless teachers regard what they are doing as a profession”, he said.

    The schools visited were Government Girls Secondary School (G.G.S.S.), Magwan; Government Day Science College, Kofar Nassarwa; Government Technical College, Kano; G.G.S.S.S. Shekara; G.S.S.S, Kofar Nassarawa and Kofar Nassarawa Model Primary school.

    Ganduje also warned principals against leaving the school environment dirty, saying such actions negate the essence of education and wholesome living.

    He expressed dismay over the poor sanitation at G.S.S.S, Kofar Nassarawa, especially the dirty toilets.

    The governor warned that the government would not tolerate filthy environment in any school because of the potential danger to the lives of the pupils and teachers.

    Ganduje advised the teachers to be more practical and encourage pupil participation in their lessons.

    He also pledged that the government would do its best to make teaching and learning result-oriented, and continue to increase access to education, with special emphasis on science and technical education as well as girl-child education, despite dwindling resources.

    The governor’s advice to the pupils was that they should pay more attention to sound ideals and learning, and work hard to earn good grades to further their education and become respectable leaders of tomorrow.

    At Kofar Nassarawa Model Primary school, the governor was particularly impressed by the practical teaching methods of the teachers in the two classes he entered. He promised to provide teaching and games facilities for the early childhood classes of the school.

  • Government to enact anti-divorce law – Ganduje

    Kano state Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, on Friday said the state government would enact a law that will address increasing divorce in the state.

    He made the assertion while meeting with Hisbah Guards, KAROTA, vigilante groups, Vehicle Inspection Officers and civil society organizations at Coronation Hall, Kano Government House.

    Ganduje directed the state Hisbah Board to discuss the issue with Islamic scholars and other contemporary Islamic students with a view to advising government on how the law would be implemented in Islamic perspective and how to implement it.

    The governor, who described the increase in divorce rate in the state as worrisome, noted that government would take appropriate action to stop the menace.

    He commended the effort of Hisbah Guards in institutionalizing Islamic tenets in the state, assuring that his government would continue to support them to work effectively.

  • Ganduje: I ’ll build on Kwankwaso’s legacies

    Ganduje: I ’ll build on Kwankwaso’s legacies

    Former Kano State Deputy Governor Umar Ganduje has taken the baton of leadership from his former boss, Dr. Rabiu Kwankwaso. KOLADE ADEYEMI, who witnessed the swearing-in ceremony in Kano, the state capital, highlights the challenges that will face the new administration.

    The patient dog eats the fattest bone. This popular saying played out in the ancient city of Kano on Friday, May 29, when Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, immediate past Deputy governor of Kano State took the mantle of leadership from his former boss, Dr. Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso, who is now the elected senator representing Kano Central District at the Upper Chambers. Though there was a ban on jubilation for security reasons, millions of Kano residents showed their solidarity for a man they gave even more than he asked for during the April 11 elections Ganduje polled over 1.5 million votes to defeat 13 candidates.

    Ganduje’s quest to govern Kano dated back to 1999 when he indicated interest. But, was asked to step down for Kwankwaso who chose him as running mate. Though many at different times spread rumour of infighting between the two leaders, their cordial relationship, in the public betrayed all that. For one reason, the event that took place at the 2015 Coronation House in Government House where Kwankwaso formally handed over the mantle of leadership to Ganduje betrayed every suspicion that the two leaders  were not in accord. At exactly 9:02 a.m. the two leaders, accompanied by Ganduje’s Deputy, Prof. Abubakar Hafiz, stepped into the hall, amid  cheers by the crowd.

    After the handover, Ganduje spoke about Kwankwaso: “My boss, my mentor, the Supreme Commander of the Kwankwassiyya Movement. It is, indeed, a momentous occasion, it is a historic occasion; and what has happened this morning is a transaction of your own thinking, your own calculation and belief that what is happening today is in the best interest of Kano and our people. I thank you and I am not surprise because it is also as a result of our brotherly relationship spanning for over 25 years.” Turning to the people, Ganduje said. “We are grateful for you electing us and our party, the APC in all political positions. I pledge on behalf of myself and my Deputy that continuity is a task that must be done. We shall emulate the good work of my boss. We shall complete the projects that are not completed just the way they are conceived.”

    Supporters of the two leaders chanted songs of joy, triumph and jubilation. They thanked Allah for making it possible for Kano to have a smooth transition under the banner of change. Kwankwaso’s reply was short: He said that the day completed his dream for a better Kano. He also pledged to support the new governor. “Let me congratulate my brothers, friends and confidants, His Excellency, the new Governior of Kano state, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje and his Deputy, Prof. Hafiz Abubakar. I want to assure that we will continue to work together for the development of our great state. Today, I feel so fulfilled because we have been able to deliver. I wish you well,” he added.

    After the event, Kwankwaso left for Abuja, while Ganduje, his Deputy and other guests went to Sani Abacha Stadium where people were waiting for a man who had just taken the oath before the acting Chief Judge, Mrs. Patricia Mahmud. The crowd was unprecedented. All major markets close to the stadium such as Kantin Kwari textile market, one of the biggest in West Africa, was closed down.

    The security arrangement was commendable as no vehicle was allowed to step into the venue. The stadium was filled to capacity. People of different religion were praying for Ganduje, for the sustenance of peace, harmony and proigress in the ancient commercial city.

    Prof. Hafiz, took his Oath of Office at exactly 10 a.m. while Ganduje took his oath around 10:05. They all promised to abide by Nigeria’s constitution. Speaking shortly after taking the oath, Ganduje, who has promised to build on the legacies of Kwankwaso, said he would make Kano a mega-city and take development to the hinterlands. He promised to review the Kano master-plan to give it the status of a mega-city. He promised to run an all-inclusive government, based on the principles of fairness, accountability and transparency. Ganduje also warned that anybody working with him should purge himself of corruption of any form because his administration would not hesitate to punish corrupt public office holders no matter how highly placed. He also promised to boost transportation through the introduction of light rail-system. He also promised to boost agriculture, education, housing and human development. He also promised to restructure the system Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) and ensure security of lives and property of the people.

    Former Military Administrator who’s appointed Ganduje as the Commissioner for Works, General Dominic Oneya, said: “Ganduje is a very good man, a very loyal and hardworking Commissioner of Works during my time here in Kano as the military administrator. I am not surprised that God has made it possible for him to become the governor and I am sure he is going to deliver. He will not disappoint the people; and I feel so happy that I have to come all the way from my state to witness this inauguration in my other state which is Kano. I was a Brigade-Commander here and I was a military administrator here. So, I am at home here; and I sure Ganduje will not disappoint the people. He is hardworking, he has foresight and above all, his loyalty brought him to where he is today. I will have to advice Ganduje to have the fear of God; and at the same time make sure that he keeps away people that will just come and tell him what they think he should hear. He should be able to carry his cabinet along and have confidence in his Deputy and make sure that he delivers on what the people want. He should try his best and let sycophants keep away from him—that is my little advice to him.”

    Also, a former governor of the state, who is now a senator, Kabiru Ibrahim, Gaya, said: “I believe governance is a matter of how you run your system. From day one, Ganduje is good enough and I believe he will continue with the good work Kwankwaso has started; and I am sure he is going to complete those works that are yet to be completed and bring out his own ideas. You see, in our time when I was governor and now are different times.  In our time, the revenue that we collected from the Federation Account  was about N60 million to N70 million per month; but this time, it is about N8 to N9 billion. So, the different is very clear. We thank God that we have been remembered for what we did during that time up till today and that is why we are still relevant in politics. I believe Ganduje can do a good job and I wish him well; and I can tell you that we are so close that I know where and how to give him the real advice, not on the pages of newspapers. Ganduje knows what he can do and I can tell you we speak almost on daily basis and I keep giving him positive advice. I have a full confidence that Ganduje is going to perform. He was a Deputy Governor for eight years; and the most important thing is that he had a break, and when you are in government and you have a break, you will learn and perform more than you did before. You  can remember that what Kwankwaso did in his first four years is completely different from what he did now, because he had a break. When you have a break in government, you will look into your mistakes and correct them.

    In his own views, the Senator-elect from Kano North District, Barau Jubrin, said: “Let me tell you that people will make mistake when they call Ganduje a new governor—he is not a new governor, he is an old governor. I say this because he has been in the corridor of power for a very long time and he knows everything about how the system works. Now, he has garnered enough experience. Don’t also forget that he is an intellectual, a bureaucrat. He is also a seasoned politician. If you combine all these factors together, you will find out that he is very experienced and you should expect that he is going to deliver—he is going to deliver in such a way that it will surprise everybody. He is going to build on what the immediate past governor has done to the people of Kano state and Kano is going to be better for it. Kano today is the best state in the country in terms of good governance and delivery oif democratic dividends and we believe that now that Ganduje is there, Kano is going to be better because Ganduje has an excellent pedigree. He is a groomed administrator, so expect the best from him. Sso, we don’t have any iota of doubt that Ganduje is going to perform.”

    Dignitaries from all walks of life graced the occasion, including the Emir of Kano, Malam Muhammad Sanusi 11.