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  • Emir Sanusi urges Gov. Ganduje to forgive all

    The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II on Saturday organised a special prayer session at the Kano Central Mosque for Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje’s administration as he is about to enter into his second term in office.

    The session was attended by District Heads, Chief Imam of Kano, scholars, members of the  State Executive Council, Special Advisers among others.

    This was contained in a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Malam Abba Anwar and made available to newsmen on Saturday in Kano.

    ‎According to the Emir,  the prayer is to seek for Allah’s protection and guidance for the governor’s second term in office and the country as a whole.

    Sanusi explained that forgiveness was necessary in anything that has to do with governance and social relationship, insisting that “misunderstanding is sometime caused by sycophants.

    “It is not bad for anyone to hold on to his or her opinion about happenings in the society. But what is necessary is the fact that after election, all people should come together and see to the successful tenure of government in power.

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    “Because of that, it is necessary that Ganduje administration deserves all necessary support and cooperation for the development of our dear state.

    “We must all come together and make Kano greater. We must work hard and pray incessantly for the rightful development of our state and the nation in general,” the monarch added.

    Sanusi, who prayed for Allah’s protection from the handiwork of sycophants, also said that political , traditional, religious and leaders of the business community should not allow any misunderstanding come in between them.

    “Whoever wants to create confusion and misunderstanding between these categories of leadership, is somebody who goes astray.

    “Such a person doesn’t want the development of our state at all,” he cautioned.

    While calling on the governor to always investigate any story that goes to him, he explains that, sometime people would just fabricate stories and start spreading rumour, with the intention of causing confusion.

    “Sometimes some people will do something without your consent. But some individuals will just go ahead and start spreading rumor that it was you who planned for that. While that thing happens without even your knowledge.

    “So we will keep on praying for a peaceful Kano and for a successful tenure and you to be a leader with large heart, who embraces all.” (NAN )

  • Ganduje thanks supporters for re-electing him

    Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has thanked the people of the state for re-electing him for a second term.

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday declared Ganduje, winner of the Kano State governorship supplementary election held Saturday.

    In the supplementary election held in 28 out of the 44 local government areas in the state, Ganduje  won by scoring 45,876 votes to  the PDP Abba Yusuf’s 10,239.

    State Returning Officer Prof. Bello Shehu,  announced that Ganduje scored a total vote of 1,033,695 while Mr Yusuf polled 1,024,713.
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    Ganduje , who made the promise in his re-election speech on Sunday night in Kano, called on all to join hands with him to build the state.‎

    He also said that ‎he would run an all inclusive government that will carry everyone along in the administration of the state.

    ‎‎The governor thanked the people for their believing in his capacity to lead them and for the peaceful conduct of the March 23 re-run election.

    The governor also promised not to fail the electorate.

    He also pledged to consolidate on his achievement and also embark on people oriented project.

    ” We going to complete all projects and initiate new ones and we are also open to new ideas and new vision,” he said.

    ‎The governor who thank God for the resounding victory urged the people of the state irrespective of their political inclination to join hands to move Kano forward.

    “I thank all who voted me, those that did not vote me and and those who did not vote at all.

    “Girl child education, agriculture, women and youth empowerment, healthcare delivery, peace and security will be my focus in the next four years.

    “I thank you for the fresh mandate and I promise to serve you better because the victory is not for me or my deputy, the victory is for the good people of Kano.‎

    “As we get ready to start our second term, I urge you to continue to maintain the peace we have so far enjoyed,” he said.

    ‎He commended INEC  for their professionalism and also thanked the electorate in the state for re-electing President Muhammadu Buhari.(NAN)

  • UPDATED: INEC declares Ganduje winner of Kano rerun

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Kano State Governor Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje and the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as winner of the just- concluded supplementary re-run poll.

    Declaring the winner of the election, the Collation Officer for the Governorship election in Kano, Prof. Bello Shehu announced the APC candidate polled 1,033,695 while that of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) scored 1,024,713 votes.

    He said that the registered voters stood at 5,426,989,accredited voters ,2,268,305,while the valid votes cast is 2,199,535,with rejected votes of 50,861,adding that,the total vote cast is 2,242,396.

    He added that the APC candidate defeated his immediate opponent of the PDP with 8,982 votes.

    According to Shehu, the winner was declared after the collation of result from all the 28 affected Local Government Areas where the supplementary elections were conducted on Saturday.

    He said: “That Abdullahi Umar Ganduje having satisfied the requirement of the law, has scored the highest votes, is hereby declared winner and returned elected.”

    He said the governorship election was earlier declared inconclusive following the high number of cancellation of votes as a result of violence and over voting.

    According to the collation officer, the total number of votes cancelled during the earlier election, which led to the declaration of the poll as inconclusive, was beyond the margin between the PDP candidate which was leading with 26,000 votes and that of the APC candidate.

    The PDP candidate, Abba Kabir Yusuf, was declared to have 1,014,474, against the APC candidate Gov Ganduje who garned 987,819 votes before the supplementary poll.

    Votes cancelled during the governorship election stood at 128,572 which the collation officer said the electoral act has it that such election must be declared inconclusive.

    The PDP agent, who is also the party chairman, Suleiman Rabiu Bichi frowned at the exercise.

    He rejected the entire re-run election process, especially that of Gama in Nassarawa Local Government Area.

    The APC Chairman, Abdullahi Abbas, described the election as another land mark victory for the party.

  • We will not tolerate any breach of peace in Kano – Ganduje‎

    Ahead of the supplementary elections in Kano on Saturday, Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano state says that his government will not tolerate any breach of peace by any group or person in the state.‎

    ‎Ganduje gave the warning on Tuesday in Kano when an amalgam of 320 associations, called Kano Peace Ambassadors, paid him a solidarity visit.‎
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    “We will not tolerate breach of peace under whatever guise, and the government will not fold its arms and watch people instigating instability in the state.‎

    “As a governor of Kano state and the Chief Security Officer of the state, I cannot sleep if any drop of blood is wasted.

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    ‎”I am not speaking as a gubernatorial candidate, but as the executive governor of Kano state and the chief security officer of the state. Anybody wishing to disrupt the peace of the state will not go scot-free,” he said.‎
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    The Kano Peace Ambassadors assured Ganduje of their resolve to promote peaceful co-existence before, during and after the re-run election.

    Abubakar Muhammad who led the groups commended Ganduje for making statements that were peaceful in all intent and purposes.

    “We are monitoring speeches that are being made by political leaders in the state. We find out that, many out there are only triggering instability.

    “We are indeed commending your political statements, that prove to be in line with peaceful engagements,” he said.(NAN)

  • 2019: ‘Ganduje has 88% chances of winning election’

    A renowned public opinion poll group, Poll 4 Excellence, Africa (P4EA) with headquarters in Accra, Ghana, conducted an opinion poll on the chances of gubernatorial candidates for 2019 election in Kano state, and scored Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje, with 88 per cent chances of winning the election.

    This is contained in a letter sent to the governor from Accra, through their Nigerian representative in Abuja, and signed by the Coordinator General of the group, Mr. Ephraim Nonso and made available to newsmen in Kano on Monday.

    The group congratulated Ganduje over the result of the opinion poll, which they said took them some months to reach conclusion.

    The letter roads, “Congratulations Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje for securing such intimidating percentage in our opinion poll against 2019 general elections, gubernatorial election specifically in your own case.

    “We are conducting similar polls in three strategic states in Nigeria. And very soon results from other states will be out for the public.”

    Kano, according to the letter “occupies some specific, highly strategic and unassuming democratic practice and culture, that is why we allocate more time to the state above all the remaining three states, identified.

    According to the group, members of the public expressed their unalloyed satisfaction with Ganduje’s delivery in all sectors of the state.

    ” To dismiss any rumor about the expected strength of other opposition parties in the state, the letter reveals that, public opinion suggests that, “Ganduje’s performance in all sectors serves as a shield between him and opposition political tricks.

    ” People believe that the governor would redouble his efforts when given another chance of four years.”

    Parts of the criteria used in conducting the opinion poll, the group revealed was how sophisticated political players from all contesting parties were at the heydays of electioneering campaign.

    On this the letter posits “We learned that the choice of the gubernatorial candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) by the Kwankwasiyya faction of the party spells doom for the group and the party in general.”

    “When PDP Kwankwasiyya anointed their gubernatorial candidate, many heavyweights from the faction started backsliding. Apart from that aspect, another issue militating against sound opposition from Kwankwasiyya is the fact that.

    “up to now, the long standing leadership structure of the PDP do not see Kwankwasiyya man as their own. These are all opinions form by the public about Kano 2019,” says the group in the letter.

    The group observed that the exit of the former governor of the state and former Minister of Education, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau, from the PDP caused serious injury to the party as he defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) with his thousands of supporters.

    Many people that were contacted to get their feelings about the chances of any of the gubernatorial candidates, believe that Salihu Sagir Takai, who was hitherto from Shekarau political family and now the gubernatorial candidate of People’s Redemption Party (PRP), “.is on his own.

    According to the group, it was because of him (Takai) that some fraction of the then All Nigeria People’s Party (ANPP) loyalists worked against the party’s choice of him to be the gubernatorial candidate and governor under the platform of the ANPP. Shekarau insisted on his candidature. But where is he now? People ask rhetorically,” says the opinion poll result.

    Result of the opinion poll also revealed that Ganduje’s human relation helps much in getting him the sympathy and support from many elderly population.

    “So long as you deserve caring, Ganduje will give you that. In fact our investigation shows that governor Ganduje cares for all irrespective of social status and political differences. This is part of the advantage he gets above all other candidates.”

    “The rain of empowerment programmes across the Kano’s intimidating population gives him another greater advantage. Many people benefited from his empowerment schemes.

    ” This alone has the influence to garner massive grassroot support for the governor. It also helps in making supporters of other parties cross carpet to the ruling APC,” says the opinion poll result.

    Other greater advantages Ganduje has over all other candidates put together, is the chance he has of being so concern about education, agriculture and health, among other areas, as being stated by the letter.

    Kano state being the strongest political base of President Muhammadu Buhari, “.Ganduje is one of the strongest advocates for Buhari’s re-election in 2019 general elections.

    “ At the same time Kano people understand this clearly. While other candidates do not have that advantage, this will also help in securing more support for Ganduje in 2019,” the letter said. (NAN)

  • I will remain focused to restore Nigeria’s lost glory— Buhari

    I will remain focused to restore Nigeria’s lost glory— Buhari

    President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday night, said he would remain focused in order to restore the lost glory of the country.

    Buhari, who made the remark in Kano at a Dinner organised in his honour by Kano State Government, said he would continue to do his best to ensure that the country attained greater heights.

    “I will continue to do my best because my problem is Nigeria. Nigeria is my target and I will remain focused to move the country forward,” Buhari said.

    He said his administration would continue to accord priority attention to education so as to empower the youth, to enable them contribute their quota toward the development of the country.

    “If you educate people, you empower them. So we have to make sacrifice to prepare the youth for the future,” Buhari said.

    He expressed happiness over the wonderful reception accorded him and his entourage by the people of the state on their arrival in the state capital.

    “I am overwhelmed by the massive turnout of people who left what they were doing to welcome me. This should be a clear message to the opposition.

    “The support has been consistent, so I don’t have words to express my appreciation to the people of Kano state.”

    The President congratulated Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje for working very hard to improve the living standard of the people of the state through execution of projects that had direct bearing on them.

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    He described Ganduje as a good politician who worked closely with all politicians, particularly representatives of the state, at the state and National Assemblies.

    Earlier in his remarks, Ganduje said his administration had been able to execute a number of developmental projects, in addition to initiating various empowerment programmes for the women and youths.

    He said as part of effort to address unemployment, the state government had awarded contract worth over N2 billion for the construction of a skills acquisition training centre, assuring that the centre would soon be completed and put to use.

    “We have a number of projects that are ongoing and we hope you will visit the state in near future in order to commission such projects,” Ganduje said.

  • Ganduje sues for peace, understanding among Nigerians

    Ganduje sues for peace, understanding among Nigerians

    Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State, has called on Nigerians to use the Eid- El Kabir to promote unity, tolerance and peaceful co-existence irrespective of tribe, religion political affiliations.

    The governor made the appeal on Saturday in Daura when he paid Sallah homage to the emir of Daura, Alhaji Umar Farouk.

    He urged Nigerians to appreciate the importance of peaceful co-existence, adding that peace was paramount to the country’s existence.

    He described those who were in the habit of formulating troubles through divisive statements and uncomplimentary comments as “greedy and unpatriotic citizens.’’

    The governor said he was in Daura to pay homage to President Muhammadu Buhari and the emir, adding that Kano and Daura have similar traditions, customs and values.

    He said that since the inception of his administration in 2015, has created thousands of jobs and executed hundreds of projects that were beneficial to the people.

    Ganduje commended the administration of President Buhari, especially in its drive to free the nation from corruption, insurgency and other social vices which retards the socio-economic development of the nation.

    The governor was accompanied on the visit by his commissioners, friends and other top government functionaries and party stalwarts.

  • FG to establish commodities’ certification centres – Ogbeh

    FG to establish commodities’ certification centres – Ogbeh

    The Minister of Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbeh, said the Federal Government will soon establish commodities’ certification centres across the six geo-political zones to aid certification and standardization.

    ‎Ogbeh made the disclosure in Kano on Monday during the flag-off of the nationwide advocacy on agricultural quality control and standardization.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the minister was represented at the occasion ‎by a Director in the Ministry, Dr. Aminu Babandi.

    He said that the Federal  Government received 48 notifications from European Union on aflatoxin and other contaminants in the last one year.‎
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    He said that the country received ‎48 notifications between July 2016 and June 2017 from EU on export goods due to aflatoxin and many other contaminants either biological or chemical.‎

    “We will establish commodities certification centres across the zones to aid certification, standardization and traceability.
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    “The ban on dry beans from Nigerian origin by EU therefore geared our ‎attention to what is an eye opener that we have actually been consuming poison unknowingly,” he said.

    Ogbeh said that Nigerians deserved good, safe and quality agro outputs for consumption and should be globally accepted like their counterparts across the globe.‎

    He added that quality control of commodities starts from the field operations, including land clearing, soil testing, seeds selection, chemical application and good agricultural practices.

    “There is no time than now to mainstream food safety into agricultural production if we want to really diversify our economy using agriculture as veritable tool and also have our own share,” he said. ‎

    ‎‎In his address, Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje, said that reverting to agriculture was the only antidote to the nation’s economic crisis.‎

    “Agriculture must be productive. And we are happy that the present administration under Muhammadu Buhari had taken agriculture as a very important issue of economic development,” he said.‎

    ‎He ‎urged the Federal Government to site one of the proposed zonal certification centres in Kano due to its potentials.

     

  • Kano State Govt. donates 28 Toyota Hilux vehicles to Nigerian Army‎

    Kano State Govt. donates 28 Toyota Hilux vehicles to Nigerian Army‎

    The Kano State Government on Monday donated 16 Toyota Hilux vehicles “and 12 refurbished ones” to the Nigerian Army as part of efforts to combat crime in the state.‎

    Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje presented the vehicles to the Brigade Commander of 3rd Brigade,Nigerian Army, Kano, Brig.-Gen. Olufemi Akinjobi, at the Government House, Kano.

    ‎Ganduje said the gesture was in appreciation of the numerous sacrifice of the military toward restoring peace and stability in the state and the country.‎

    “I am here today to present 16 brand new Toyota Hilux vehicles and 12 refurbished ones to you to assist in cushioning the effect and challenges of transportation in the fight against crime in the state,”he said.

    ‎The governor congratulated the military on their successes in Falgore forest and other strongholds of cattle rustlers, kidnappers and other criminals.

    ‎He said the state government had spent over N300 million on the procurement and the refurbishing of the vehicles.

    ‎Brig.-Gen. Akinjobi thanked the state government for the donation and promised judicious use of the vehicles.

    “Any government that musters the courage to provide vehicles to  ‎security agencies, that government is serious in tackling security issues and we promise to make judicious use of these vehicles, “he said.

  • I won’t mismanage Kogi’s funds – Bello

    Kogi State Gov.Yahaya Bello of Kogi has condemned those describing his administration as non-inclusive, saying their criticism stems from his insistence not to share the state’s little resources to few elites.

    Bello stated this while fielding questions from State House correspondents after joining President Muhammadu Buhari to perform the weekly Jumat prayers at Presidential Villa Mosque, Abuja on Friday.

    According to him, contrary to such insinuations, the resources of the state are being utilised for the general good of the people of the state.

    He expressed satisfaction that President Buhari was recuperating very well since he came back from vacation, adding that Nigerians should not relent in their prayers for him.

    “We followed Mr President to perform Jumat prayers and we are happy that he is getting stronger and stronger by the day.

    “We can only thank Almighty Allah for this wonderful job that he (Buhari) has done for this country.

    “I only urge all Nigerians to continue to pray and give him all the necessary support. Nigeria is going to be better,’’ he said.

    The governor revealed that the cases of kidnapping and armed robbery, which used to characterize the state, had been brought under control.

    He said the state, under his stewardship, had changed drastically as a result of responsible leadership.

    ” Kogi is changing from the dark days to the present economic prosperity;  we are following our economic blueprint and things are changing, infrastructurally.

    “The civil service is being reformed, pension too is being reformed and investors are coming in because we have largely secured the state,” he added.

    On the nomination of Prof. Steven Ocheni as Minister to represent Kogi in the Federal Executive Council, Bello said the renowned professor would make Nigeria, people of Kogi and President Buhari, proud.

    He thanked the president for nominating Ocheni, whom he described as “a versatile and workaholic’’ professor.

    Similarly, Gov.Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano state lauded President Buhari for bringing peace and stability to Nigeria, especially for fighting the insurgency in the North Eastern part of the country.

    Ganduje, who equally performed the Jumat prayers at the Presidential Villa together with the president, announced that with the restoration of peace, Kano state would be hosting an economic summit on April 24, to boost socio-economic activities in the state.

    According to him, Kano, being a commercial town, will use the summit to explore other economic opportunities.