The United Kingdom (UK) Government will spend 6.2 million Pounds on health, education and core governance, through the Mutual Accountability Framework in Kano State this year.

The Director of Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) Development Dr Chris Pycroft stated this yesterday, adding that good progress has been made in the mutual accountability framework because, in 2021, FCDO committed £5.5 five million in support of Kano development ambitions.

Pycroft spoke during the second Mutual Accountability Framework Strategic Dialogue meeting between the Kano State Government and the UK Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office held in the Government House, Kano.

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He said the Mutual Accountability Framework and Strategic Dialogue are a clear statement of the United Kingdom’s commitment and support to the government and people of Kano State.

Kano State Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje said the aim of the meeting was to review the commitment of the first Kano Mutual Accountability Framework which was signed last year to ascertain the journey so far with regard to the implementation of crucial activities.

Ganduje, who was represented by his deputy, Dr Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna, said “the Kano Mutual Accountability Framework sets out the reform initiatives the State Government introduced and the support FCDO will provide to drive overall growth and development of Kano State.”

Gawuna added that “the revised Kano Mutual Accountability Framework will continue to monitor concrete reforms that will support good governance, improvement in economic recovery and investment and also reduce poverty through human capital development, particularly on health, education and social protection.”