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Kano: �My properties� demolition not a vendetta mission�- Gov. Yusuf

July 4, 2023July 4, 2023 Aminu Imam

Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has declared that his policies on demolitions of buildings and retrieving government properties was not a mission of vendetta, but a sincere project geared towards developing Kano State. The Governor, popularly known as Abba Gida-Gida, insisted that he has no personal grudges against the immediate-past administration. In a statement released by his spokesperson, Hisham Habib, the Governor challenged critics �to keep records of his work and judge him after he has finished his tenure�. The Governor, who spoke while receiving the Emir of Gaya,…

Kano: �I have no regrets demolishing properties�, Gov. Abba Yusuf insists

July 2, 2023July 2, 2023 Aminu Imam

Despite public outcry and backlashes on the ongoing demolition of alleged illegal properties in Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf yesterday vowed to sustain the exercise. Although there is a subsisting court order to stay action on further demolitions, Yusuf insisted that more properties would be reclaimed. The governor reiterated his resolve to continue the exercise while receiving the Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, alongside the traditional district heads and other members of the emirate council who paid him Sallah homage at the Government House. Besides, the governor categorically…

Education: Kano Gov. Yusuf distributes ATM cards to 45,850 girls

June 25, 2023June 25, 2023 Aminu Imam

Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf of has flagged-off the distribution of ATM cards for conditional cash transfer totalling N917 million to 45,850 girls under the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) in the State. This is contained in a statement issued by his Acting Press Secretary, Malam Hisham Habib, in Kano on Friday. The exercise was held at the Government Girls Secondary School, Janguza, in Tofa local government area of the State. Yusuf said that the beneficiaries were drawn from 19 local government areas of the state that…

Kano: Govt. to rehabilitate ancient walls with demolition debris

June 19, 2023June 19, 2023 Aminu Imam

Kano State government says it intends to reconstruct the original Kano city walls with material from numerous demolitions in the State. Governor Abba Yusuf stated this after inspecting ongoing demolition sites in Kano. According to him, the Police and members of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) had already been assigned to protect demolition sites against scavengers. Yusuf said, �We went round the city to inspect the various demolished sites. We have decided to use the debris of the demolished sites to rehabilitate Kano city walls to preserve history,…

Kano: Governor Yusuf makes first appointments

May 31, 2023May 31, 2023 Aminu Imam

The former Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Abdullahi Baffa Bichi has been appointed as the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Kano State. The State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, who made the appointment, also appointed Shehu Wada Sagagi as Chief of Staff. Dr. Farouq Kurawa emerged Principal Private Secretary to the Governor, while Abdullahi Ibrahim Rogo was appointed the Chief Protocol. Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa retained his position as Chief Press Secretary (CPS). Meanwhile, the Governor has dissolved members of Kano Pilgrims Welfare Board and appointed new…