Tag: Abdullahi Umar Ganduje

Insecurity: Ganduje closes five health training institutions in Kano

Aminu Imam

The Kano State Government has ordered the closure of five Health training institutions in the state with immediate effect.  The directive was contained in a press statement issued yesterday by the Public Relations Officer of the Ministry of Health, Hadiza Mustapha Namadi, issued to newsmen in Kano.  According to the statement, the affected institutions include the School of Health Technology, Bebeji; School of Nursing, Madobi; the Schools of Midwifery in Gwarzo, Gezawa and Danbatta. This  according to it, is part of efforts to prevent possible attacks on schools located in…

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Insecurity: Ganduje shuts 4 tertiary institutions

Aminu Imam

Following security challenges in some neighbouring States, Kano State governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has directed the immediate closure of four tertiary institutions in the State. The Commissioner for Higher Education, Hajiya Mariya Mahmud-Bunkure, announced this in a statement issued yesterday in Kano. She listed the affected institutions to include: RMK College of Advanced and Remedial Studies, Tudun-Wada and School of Environmental Studies, Gwarzo. Other affected institutions, according to the commissioner, are: School of Rural Technology and Entrepreneurship Development (SORTED), Rano and Audu Bako College of Agriculture, Danbatta. She advised students…

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2023: “Presidency should be zoned to Southern Nigeria” – Ganduje

Aminu Imam

Ahead of the 2023 general elections, Kano State governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, says a presidential slot should be given to the southern region. Ganduje stated this in Kano during an interview on a television programme that was aired on Friday. “The Southern part of the country but there should be a consensus of the members,” he said in reaction to which zone should produce the 2023 presidency. “Zoning system even though it is not in the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, it is a strategy for winning elections.”…

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Banditry: ‘El-Rufa’i is ignorant of security issues’ – Ganduje

Aminu Imam

Kano State governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has faulted the recent comment made by Kaduna State counterpart, Nasir el-Rufa’i, on the security situation in the North-West region.  Recall that Gov. el-Rufa’i had recently stated on the British Broadcasting Service, (BBC) Hausa service, that lack of synergy among governors of the North-West was hampering security efforts in the region.  However, speaking on Radio France International, (RFI), in Kano yesterday, Ganduje said el-Rufa’i might not understand the security efforts put in place by the governors of the area. According to Ganduje, security agencies…

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‘Why Ganduje barred me from preaching’, Kano cleric speaks up

Aminu Imam

The Kano-based Islamic cleric barred from preaching, Sheikh AbdulJabbar Nasiru Kabara, has accused the State Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, of issuing the banning order because he worked against him during the 2019 general election. The election, which was keenly contested, led to a run-off before Ganduje, who ran under the platform of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), defeated Abba Kabir Yusuf, his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rival. Speaking with newsmen hours after the government clamped down on him, the cleric said the action is more political than religious. “This decision…

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Eviction notices: ‘Cattle movement from North to South should be banned’, says Ganduje

Aminu Imam

…Northern Elders urge all Nigerians to ‘exercise restraint’ Amidst the eviction notice issued to Fulani herders in some southern states of the country, Kano State governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje says a law should be enacted which would place a ban on the movement of herdsmen and cattle from the North to the southern regions. Speaking to newsmen  after a special lunch with President Muhammadu Buhari in Daura, Katsina State, Governor Ganduje argued that the law will also address the issue of cattle-rustling in the northern part of the country. The…

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‘Movement of cattle from North to South should be banned’, says Ganduje

Aminu Imam

Kano State governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, says there should be a law banning the movement of cattle from the North to the South. Speaking to newsmen after he and All Progressives Congress (APC) governors met with President Muhammadu Buhari in Daura, Ganduje said if the movement of cattle is not stopped, there will be no end to farmer-herder conflicts. The governor said his administration is already constructing a settlement for herders in a forest near Kano’s border with Katsina. He said the settlement will have houses, a dam, an artificial…

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Kano LG Poll: ‘APC will win all the seats’, Ganduje declares

Aminu Imam

Kano State governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has expressed confidence that the All Progressives Congress, (APC) will win all the 44 chairmanship and 484 councillor seats in the  local council elections taking place in the State. The governor stated this shortly after casting his vote at his polling unit 008 at Ganduje town, Dawakin-Tofa local government area of the State. According to him, the ruling party will sweep all the seats considering the “massive turnout” he saw at the center. He added that the party would win the elections through the…

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“Sanusi not fit to be emir” – Ganduje

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Says he was appointed to spite Jonathan   Kano State governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has said that the dethroned Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sunusi II, is not fit to be a king.  Ganduje made the comment at the presentation of a book on former President Goodluck Johnathan, alleging that Sanusi was considered for the throne in order to spite Jonathan.  According to him, “Sanusi was appointed Emir of Kano not because he was the best man for the throne but to retaliate what Jonathan did to him; that was in order…

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10 killed in car crash along Jigawa-Kano road

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…Ganduje pays condolence visit   Ten persons who were involved in motor accident along between Jigawa and Kano State have been confirmed dead.The young men were said to have been on theor way from Gagarawa Local Government in Jigawa State to Kano State for the Nigerian Navy recruitment when the accident occurred along Ringim. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Abdu Jinjiri who confirmed their death, said two others were injured and are receiving treatment at the Ringim General Hospital. According to Jinjiri, the accident involved a trailer and a Volkswagen…

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