Abba Kabir Yusuf Archives - Voice of Liberty NG

Independence Day: “Sack CP Bakori now!” – Gov.Yusuf accuses Police Chief of sabotage, partisanship

October 2, 2025October 2, 2025 Aminu Imam

Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to immediately sack the state Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, accusing him of sabotage, insubordination, and partisan politics. The governor’s outrage followed the sudden withdrawal of police personnel from the 65th Independence Day celebration in Kano – a move he described as disgraceful, unprofessional, and disloyal to the Nigerian state. Speaking at the Sani Abacha Stadium, Governor Yusuf blasted the CP for boycotting a national event that symbolises unity and patriotism. “This is sabotage, this is…

Kano: Gov. Yusuf settles 84 stranded Cyprus students’ ₦2.24bn tuition fees

May 23, 2025May 23, 2025 Aminu Imam

Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has cleared outstanding tuition and accommodation fees totalling ₦2.24bn for 84 students stranded in Northern Cyprus after years of neglect under the previous administration. The affected students, who were sponsored by Near East University during the tenure of Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, were unable to complete their studies or collect their certificates after the scholarship program was discontinued by former Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. Announcing the intervention yestetday, the Governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin-Tofa, said the payment was both a humanitarian and moral obligation.…

Protests: Gov. Yusuf lifts curfew on Kano

August 13, 2024August 13, 2024 Aminu Imam

As normalcy gradually returns to Kano following the conclusion of the #EndBadGovernance protests, the State Government has lifted the curfew it imposed on the city. In a statement on the Facebook page of the State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, yesterday, his media aide, Salisu Yahya Hotoro, announced that the State Government is convinced that peace has returned to the city, necessitating the need to lift the curfew. The statement declared: �The 24 hours curfew slammed on Kano, has been effectively lifted, as peace has completely returned to the city�. Recall…

Kano: Gov. Yusuf signs Bill creating second-class emirates

July 17, 2024July 17, 2024 Aminu Imam

Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has signed into law the Bill establishing three second-class emirates in the State. Recall that the State House of Assembly had passed the ‘Kano State Emirates Council Establishment Bill 2024′, after the Bill scaled third reading earlier on Tuesday. The Bill, sponsored by the Deputy Speaker of the Assembly and member representing Rimin-Gado/Tofa constituency, Muhammad Bello Bututu, provides for the establishment of Kano as first-class emirate and other second-class emirates of Rano, Gaya and ?araye. The day�s session presided by speaker Isma’il Falgore commenced…

Kano: Gov. Yusuf to go after Ganduje over missing N5.4bn pension funds

July 1, 2024July 1, 2024 Aminu Imam

Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, of Kano State, has vowed to recover pension funds siphoned by the government of his predecessor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. The Governor, who made this known during the flag-off of the payment of N5 billion gratuities to 4,000 retirees, said he would do everything legally to retrieve the over N5.4 billion deducted monthly pension contributions that were not remitted by Ganduje administration. Yusuf said it is unacceptable for anybody to deduct workers� monthly pension contributions without remitting the funds, adding that the payment of pension is not…

Emirship tussle:� “Politicians asked Ado Bayero to fight after dethronement” � Kano Gov.

June 27, 2024June 27, 2024 Aminu Imam

Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir-Yusuf, has accused some ‘unpatriotic politicians’ of encouraging the deposed Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, to fight back after he was dethroned. Disclosing this through his Chief Press Secretary, Sanusi Bature, the governor said these unpatriotic politicians are behind the court case challenging his deposition by the Kano State Government. Featuring on a television programme yesterday, the governor�s spokesman described Bayero�s fight to upturn his dethronement as unnecessary. Stressing that politics was involved in the issue of Kano Emirate tussle, Bature recounted that Emir Muhammad…

Kano: ‘4.7m pupils sit on bare floor in schools’ – Gov. Yusuf

June 10, 2024June 10, 2024 Aminu Imam

…Set to employ 10, 000 teachers Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir-Yusuf, has revealed that his administration met 4.7 million pupils sitting on bare floor in primary schools across the state upon assumption of office on May 29, 2023. Yusuf made the revelation on at the weekend, during the declaration of state-of-emergency on education in Kano, which was held at the Open Arena, Kano Government House. He said the State government was declaring the state-of-emergency on education with the full support of the National Union of Teachers, (NUT). Yusuf stated that…

“Why I re-instated�Lami?o�Sanusi as Kano Emir” � Governor Yusuf

May 24, 2024May 24, 2024 Aminu Imam

…Signs new Emirates Council law Kano State governor, Abba Kabir-Yusuf, yesterday re-appointed former governor of the the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN),? Muhammad Sunusi II, as the new Emir of Kano. This followed the passing of the Kano Emirate Councils Law (Repeal Bill) 2024, which abrogated the establishment of the five new Emirates earlier operated in the State. The Governor, who announced the reappointment shortly after signing the Repeal Bill into law at the Government House, Kano, said the Kano State Emirate law 2019 that divided the over 1,000 years…

Ganduje�s Probe: “I�m not witch-hunting anyone” � Gov. Yusuf

April 14, 2024April 14, 2024 Aminu Imam

Gov. Abba Yusuf, of Kano State, has clarified that the two Commissions of Inquiry established by his administration were not intended to target opposition members in the state. Responding to allegations from his predecessor, Abdullahi Ganduje, Yusuf stated that the probes aimed to promote transparency and accountability and address political violence in Kano. During a visit from the Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, Yusuf emphasised the importance of ending political violence that has resulted in loss of lives and property. He assured that perpetrators would face consequences regardless of…

�Ramadan feeding programme gulps N1.97bn, not N6bn� – Kano Gov.

March 25, 2024March 25, 2024 Aminu Imam

Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has denied media reports that his administration allocated N6bn for the Ramadan Feeding Programme. The governor made his position known in a statement on his X handle yesterday. He wrote, �Over the past few days, I�ve observed heightened media speculations about our government purportedly budgeting the sum of N6bn for the Ramadan Feeding Programme. �I wish to categorically state that the actual amount for the programme is the sum of N1.97bn for the whole month. I also counsel the media to ensure that they get…