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  • Kano operates e-governance for efficiency – Ganduje

    Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State has said that the determination of his administration to ensure e- governance is a foregone issue as the state cannot afford to be left behind in the scheme of things in a changing world.

    “We promised to move Kano to the next level and in doing so, we must be IT compliant. E-governance is the issue everywhere and we must adapt to this change so that our civil service can revolutionise service delivery,” the governor said.

    Ganduje explained that his administration acknowledges the fact that “paperless administration” was one of the tools geared towards effective civil service delivery, hence the need for civil servants in the state to be IT savvy.

    “This is to ensure that the civil service becomes a faster and more transparent entity. This will also help to save costs in terms of buying paper and other things”, he stated.

    The governor made the assertion during the foundation laying of a multi-million naira computer laboratory and examination center in Kano city, constructed as a social responsibility undertaking, by Credit Direct Ltd.

    “You will recall that we promised to reform the civil service and we have started with the selection of new permanent secretaries. We gave them a working template. We are now moving to job enlightenment and training of our workers to enable them cope with ICT and other challenges of modernity”, he pointed out.

    He therefore noted that the computer laboratory and examination center would go a long way in assisting the state government to attain its vision of ensuring a contemporary civil service.

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    Ganduje expressed appreciation to Credit Direct Ltd for embarking upon the project saying, “it is a very good legacy, not just a huge advertisement and we shall never forget you.” He urged other corporate entities to emulate the worthy example.

    In his address, the state’s Head of Civil Service, Dr. Kabir Shehu, said: “part of the priorities set by the present administration is utilisation of ICT in all facets of government as the foundation for e-governance and best practice in the civil service”.

    “The center will be utilised for capacity building of civil servants, the conduct of the Civil Service Promotional Examination, various IT based programmes as well as a potential revenue institution for the state”, Dr. Shehu emphasised.

    Earlier, the Managing Director, Credit Direct Ltd, Mr. Akinwande Ademosu, represented by Mr. Abiodun Adigun, said the project “is a corporate social responsibility initiative to demonstrate our heartfelt appreciation for the warm welcome we received and the immense show of goodwill from the people of Kano State since we opened our office here, about four years ago.”

  • Ganduje hails police for rescuing Magajin Garin Daura

    Kano State Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has hailed the police for rescuing the Magajin Garin Daura, Alhaji Musa Umar, from his abductors at Gangar Ruwa quarters, Samegu area of Kumbotso Local Government Area.

    Since his abduction on May 1, the district head had been with the kidnappers before he was rescued in Kano.

    The governor said the rescue was due to diligence on duty and patriotic commitment of the police and other security agents.

    He specifically hailed the Inspector General of Police for the exemplary role played by IG’s Operation Puff Adder Intelligence Response Team and Kano State Police Command,  explaining that the feat was a pointer to how security agencies work in synergy.

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    Lauding those who provided tips on the alleged kidnappers, Ganduje assured that his administration would not relent in its effort in cementing good relationship between members of the public and security agencies, through community policing strategy.

    “We shall continue supporting our security agencies for securing our land. People should come to understand that growth is only possible when security is given paramount importance. Peace and development are, but inseparable concepts, which must be treated as such.

    “We have great concern for how well to secure our people and how strategic we should continue on making sure that security of the land becomes joint effort between security agencies on one hand, and between security, the state and members of our communities,” he said.

    Ganduje congratulated the rescued traditional ruler, his family, Daura Emirate Council, Katsina State and the nation, praying for continued Allah’s protection on the traditional ruler and Nigerians.

  • I’m ready to face PDP in court, says Ganduje

    Kano State Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje on Monday in Kano said he is ever ready to face the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), which vowed to challenge his victory at the just- concluded Kano supplementary poll in court.

    He said: “Before the re-run election, which we emerged victorious, they were deep-neck in ballot stuffing and other electoral offences, a ploy that was later uncovered.”

    The governor spoke in Ganduje town of Dawakin Tofa local government when he was receiving thousands of supporters who trooped to congratulate him over his re-election.

    Ganduje said it was after that ballot stuffing scenario that genuine election was conducted at the supplementary election, which he described as fair and credible.

    “My thinking about these people is they are about to kick-start what would later consume them unawares.

    “What they did in other elections of the state legislators in some places, will be looked at, with the view to ascertaining authenticity of such votes they claimed to have gotten,” Ganduje further stated.

    While assuring his second term in office would build on the good work he has done to the state, he boasted: “Whoever comes to Kano will attest to the fact that Kano is fast growing and developing.

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    “We will improve on this and will, at the same time, consolidate the feats achieved.”

    The governor commended those that trooped to congratulate him and his government over the victory and assured them his administration would continue to make Kano one of the safest states in the country.

    “We are thanking those who voted for us, those who didn’t vote for us and those who didn’t even vote at all,” he stated.

  • INEC suspends Nasarawa LG results in Kano

    PDP leads governorship poll 

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended icollation of Nasarawa local government area indefinitely, following criminal destruction of electoral materials by suspected thugs.
    Results of 43 local council areas had been declared.
    Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, wgo is candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) won in 29 local government areas and Eng. Abba Kabiru Yusuf held firm in 14 local government areas declared so far.
    With the inconclusive results, the PDP candidate maintained strong lead with a difference of 6,608 votes.
    The results of Nasarawa local government area, which is a subject of controversy bewteen the PDP and the APC, has been delayed following cancellation of some polling units in Gama ward.
    Speaking to reporters at INEC collation centre about 4:00 am, the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Professor Riskuwa Shehu Arabu, suspension of the collation of the result of Nasarawa local government followed disturbing reports of electoral violence.
    According to him : ” We have received disturbing reports of destructing of results collation of Nasarawa local Governorship polls by some people which led to the destruction of some of the result sheets”.
    Professor Riskuwa noted that INEC could not continue with collation and final declaration of the result due to the commotion that obstructed the compilation of the results.
    He explained that INEC has resolved to referred to it primary and secondary data from the polling units and wards that will confirm those that will be acceptable within the electoral act.
    The INEC REC maintained that the process will be carried out with party agents to ensure transparency, leading to the regeneration of the Nasarawa local government results.

  • Ganduje defeats PDP at his polling unit

    The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kano’s governorship election, Abba Kabir Yusuf has been defeated by Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje at his own polling unit at Diso Ward in Gwale Local Government Area.

    Results coming in from Diso Ward indicated that the All progressives Congress (APC), scored 172 votes to beat PDP’s candidate who got 90 votes in the election.

    This was after Ganduje’s Deputy Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna lost his own polling unit at Magwan Primary School, Nasarawa LGA to Abba Yusuf.

    At Gawuna’s polling unit, the PDP got 210 votes while APC secured 197 votes.

    There have been reports of ballot snatching, underage voting and attempts of ballot snatching in some parts of the state.

    But generally, the elections were adjudged to be relatively peaceful with impressive turnouts in many areas.

  • Why i was absent at the governorship debate – Ganduje

    The Campaign Organisation of Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano state, on Sunday gave reasons on why the governor could not take part in the gubernatorial debates organized by the BBC Hausa Service, held at the Bayero University Kano.
    It said, this was due to the his frenetic campaign schedules, which clashed with the programme.
    Chairman of the Publicity Committee of the campaign organisation and commissioner for Information, Youth and Culture, Malam Muhammad Garba, who stated this in a statement, explained that in the last two weeks, Governor Ganduje has shelved all engagements outside Kano to focus on his state-wide meet the electorate campaign rally.
    ‘’After all, the statement explained, the essence of the debates, among others, is to tell the electorate what His Excellency the governor has achieved in his first term in office and what are his plans for the people of Kano state from 2019-2023, which he has been doing during the rally.’’
    It said with election past approaching, the governor is making frantic efforts to see that he reach out to all the 44 local government areas in the scheduled campaign visits which he is taking full advantage of in order to meet and interact with the electorate directly.
    “His Excellency the Governor would have love to be part of the debate but the schedule is to tight for him while tumultuous crowd of supporters are patiently and anxiously waiting to interact with him at the campaign rallies”, the statement added.
    The statement said as a sitting governor seeking re-election, his achievements in office speak for themselves in terms of execution of policies and programmes tailored toward the development of the state.
    The commissioner pointed out that with his administration’s cardinal objectives of consolidation and continuity, Governor Ganduje’s attention when re-elected will be focused on completion of ongoing development projects and initiation of new ones.
    Malam Garba added that the other gubernatorial hopefuls, are frazzled with the undisputable achievements of the Ganduje Administration, have also availed themselves the opportunity provided by the platforms to tell the electorate what are their plan for the state.
    The statement dismissed as immaterial attempt by some selfish individuals to give the matter a different meaning and assured that Governor Ganduje shall continue to hold this debate groups in high esteem.

  • Kano distributes N2b instructional materials

    Kano State Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has distributed text books and other instructional materials to primary and junior secondary school  students across the 44 local government education authorities (LGEAs) in the state. The instructional items are valued at N2 billion.

    The distribution was part of activities to mark the Kano State Second Basic Education week, which Ganduje said was in furtherance of his priority to make education the cornerstone of his administration.

    He said:”Since this government assumed office, we remained consistent in our assertion that education would remain our priority.This position is strictly borne out of the belief that the development of any nation considerably depends upon the level and quality of the education of her citizens.

    Ganduje, represented by Secretary to the State Government (SSG), noted that the gesture would improve learning outcomes in schools through the provision of instructional materials; enhance competencies in teaching and educational management; as well as increase personal motivations that would shape the development and quality of human life.

    According to him, the instructional materials were sourced from combined efforts of the Federal Government through the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Kano State Government, Kano State Ministry for Local Governments and Development partners.

    “As I congratulate the 44 local government education authorities, who are beneficiaries of this instruction materials, let me urge them to ensure the best use of the items, only for the purpose of facilitating the delivery of quality learning outcomes in our public basic education schools. I must warn that any infractions in the use of the items may attract the stiffest sanctions,’’ he concluded.

  • $5m bribery: Kano Assembly investigative committee to appear before court

    Hon. Baffa Babba Dan Agundi, chairman of Kano state House of Assembly Investigative Committee on the alleged bribery allegation by Mr. Jaafar Jaafar, publisher of an online news platform, Daily Nigerian, against Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, on Tuesday said himself and the Committee members will appear before a Kano High Court on Monday, November 12, in respect to a suit filed against them.

    The Nation reports that a pro-democracy group, Lawyers for Sustainable Democracy in Nigeria, had last Monday dragged the Committee and the state Attorney-General to Court, praying that they stop the investigation of the bribery allegation.

    Addressing Reporters at the Assembly Complex, Dan Agundi said: “We are here today to give the position of the Kano state House of Assembly and the Committee investigating alleged bribery taking by His Excellency, the Governor of Kano state.

    “One, we have received a Court process filed by some lawyers who named themselves Lawyers for Sustainable Democracy in Nigeria.

    “Secondly, we are going to put in our appearance before the Court on Monday to respect the Rule of Law, to respect the Kano state High Court of Justice and particularly, the Court that gave this Order to Kano state House of Assembly.

    “It is important to note that the Court did not stop the Committee from doing its work, the Court only pronounced that the status quo be maintained.

    “You can translate it to your own understanding, there is no Order that specifically said ‘stop work.’ So, I think the Committee can continue with its work and we are putting our appearance by Monday I said earlier.

    “It is also important to understand that the Constitution is very clear. Section 128 and 129 empowers Kano state House of Assembly to embark on any kind of investigation that it deems appropriate when something like this arises.

    “So, I think we are working within the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and we are working within the rules of Kano state House of Assembly.

    “So, we will respect the Court by putting our appearance on Monday and the Committee will continue with its work.”

    It could be recalled that a Kano High Court sitting in Kano ordered the Kano state House of Assembly to stop the investigation of bribery allegation levelled against Governor Ganduje.

    In Suit No. K/497/2018 instituted by Bar. Muhammad Zubair, National Coordinator of Lawyers for Sustainable Democracy in Nigeria against the Kano state House of Assembly, Hon. Baffa Babba Dab Agundi and other members of the seven-man Investigative Committee and Attorney-General and Commissioner of Justice of Kano state, the presiding Judge, Justice A.T. Badamasi issued an Interim Injunction, restraining the Kano state House of Assembly Seven-man Investigative Committee from further investigation of the said bribery allegation.

    According to the  Judge, “upon carefully run through the Ex-parte application dated 5th day of November, 2018 filed by Counsel for the plaintiff/applicant accompanied by a 23 paragraphs affidavit duly deposed to by Muhammad Zubair, a legal practitioner as well as the written address in support of Application thereto:

    “And after hearing Mr. Nuraini Jimoh Esq. (with him A.N.Ahmad Esq) Counsel for the applicant. The application is hereby granted in the following manner:

    “The Respondents should be served before the close of work today (5 November). Accelerated hearing is hereby ordered and the respondents are given four days to respond to this application after service.

    “Parties should maintain status quo ante pending the hearing of the Motion on Notice.”

  • Kano uncovers $1million stashed in Ukraine by Kwankwaso

    Kano state government said it has discovered the sum of over $1 million allegedly paid by former governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso to a university in Ukraine where no Kano state student was studying.

    The senior Special Assistant to Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, on Higher Education, Dr. Hussaini Akilu Jarma, let the cat out of bag, Tuesday, during the inauguration of the State Scholarship Disbursement Committee.

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    Jarma said the questionable payment was made by Kwankwaso as part of his foreign scholarship programme.

    A statement by Abba Anwar, chief press secretary to the Kano state Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje said, “Investigation reveals that a sum of $1,304,618 was abandoned in one University in Ukraine, when the sum was taken there during the last administration in the state.”

    “No student was sent to the university at all. The money was sent unattended and un-utilised. We said business should not be as usual anymore,” he added.

    In his remarks, Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje lampooned Kwankwaso for incurring debt of over N4 billion to the state with his foreign scholarship program which he said was “planned to fail”.

    “When we came in we were told that the past administration paid everything. But when we conducted an investigation we came to realise that, that statement was not true”

    “The programme was not planned in accordance with organised educational system. The arrangement was poorly done, in such a way that, it was not planned to succeed.

    “The programme was deliberately planned to fail. One can question the wisdom behind sending our students to study areas like Economics, for example, and other similar courses while we can have better universities that run the courses within the country.”

    Ganduje also complained that while other states withdrew their students from foreign universities due to exorbitant cost, Kano managed to allow its students to proceed with their education at such universities despite the huge cost.

    “They (other states) withdrew their students back home already. But we, in Kano, we said since it was an agreement reached between the state and those universities, we decided to continue with that, though under harsh economic condition that is affecting the country,” he lamented.

    “Though we are paying in tears, but we have to maintain that. Because it was an agreement reached between Kano and the institutions. That is why we are calling on parents to also chip in and contribute towards attaining that. We are doing our best, while paying salary without any hindrance to our workers we are still paying outstanding debts on the foreign students. So also to other domestic universities.

    “Those that are playing politics with this foreign scholarship issue, is either they are not conversant with the happenings in the circle of higher education or they pass through university not university passing through them,”

    He expressed disgust on why Kwankwaso should send students to such an  expensive foreign universities to study courses like economics and political science, while “we have better universities in the country that give more quality education”.

    Ganduje, said his administration inherited 1,130 foreign students from Kwankwaso’s government who were sent to various universities like China’s Shenyang University and SSIMS & RC, India’s Galgotias University and NOIDA University, Cyprus’s Near East University and UTM.

    Others were sent to Malaysia’s Malaya University and Lincoln University, Uganda’s Kampala University, Egypt’ s October 6 University, Al-Mansoura University, El-Razi University and Al-Ahfad University, Sudan’s Omdurman University, National University and Niger Republic’s Maryam Abacha University.

    For the Nigerian private universities the total debt of Seven Hundred and Sixty Three Million, Four Hundred and Eight Thousand, Three Hundred and Seventy One Naira (N763, 408,371) was paid as a debt being inherited from the immediate past administration. These are universities like Crescent University, Abeokuta, American University of Nigeria, Al-Qalam University, among others.

  • Face corruption charges against you, Kano tells former commissioner

    Kano state government Tuesday described as false the allegations by the former Commissioner former Land, Alhaji Farouk Bibi Farouk that his current trials in the court for alleged corruption was as a result of his refusal to be an actor in the leadership crisis that rocked the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the state.

    The Nation recalls that Bibi Farouk while speaking to journalists recently shortly after a court sitting in Kano over his alleged involvement in land racketeering claimed that his arraignment in the court was in connection to his refusal to make funds available to fuel crisis within the APC leadership in the state.

    In a Press Statement signed by the state Commissioner for Information, Malam Muhammad Garba and made available to The Nation in Kano, the state government described Bibi Farouk’s claims as, “false, laughable, cheap blackmail and the ranting of a sinking man.”

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    Malam Garba further advised Bibi Farouk, “to face the charges of corruption leveled against him in the court rather than deceiving the public with concocted lies.”

    According to Garba, “Kano state government is surprised that somebody like Bibi Farouk could go to the extent of concocting lies to gain the sympathy of the public.

    “To put the records straight, there was never a time Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje held a meeting with Bibi Farouk or any other Commissioner for that matter, asking for the remission of N10 million from the Ministry of Land.

    “The genesis of the crisis that rocked the APC leadership in the state is in public domain   and the facts are there for people to verify. Today, APC in Kano remains one family as all the leadership crises have been carefully resolved.

    “We have duly elected leaders who emerged in the just concluded congresses which have been adjudged as the most peaceful and hitch-free in the country. Those who instigated crisis in the party know themselves and Bibi Farouk should know better.

    “So, we urge him to face his trials in the court and defend himself from the charges against him. The administration of Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje does not and will not condone corruption. Anybody who is found wanting should be ready to face the music no matter how highly placed,” the statement concluded.