“Our expensive state, Kano is without doubt one of the oldest in Nigeria, a state with wealthy tradition and historical past, a state that enjoys large quantity of respect all around the world. A state that units all the great examples for others to observe. All these had been thrown to the winds by the final administration. We’re all conscious of the embarrassments that the Ganduje administration has dropped at the workplace of the Governor and by extension, to the complete individuals of Kano State – all detrimental perceptions on account of crude corruption, land grabbing, and poor governance.This notion has to alter. And the time to alter it’s now. We will work collectively to alter this narrative and promote Kano positively.”These had been the phrases of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf earlier than an unprecedented crowd of supporters and well-wishers simply after he had taken the oath of workplace, on the Sani Abacha Stadium on Could 29, 2023.True to his perception, I imagine that there’s a breath of contemporary air round Kano State throughout the one yr three months of Abba Kabir Yusuf’s stewardship of the arguably probably the most populous state in Nigeria. Residents and residents of Kano State now have the consolation of seeing so many ongoing infrastructural initiatives that minimize throughout totally different sectors, the peace of understanding that their sources are judiciously used for scholarships, gratuity and pension and empowerment initiatives. Most significantly, the individuals of the state now know that each level of order they elevate relating to the dealing with of the enterprise of management goes straight to the appropriate ears and isn’t met by a tone-deaf management that feels to obligation to be accountable to its individuals.After a fierce 7-year lengthy battle to free Kano from the shackles of a kleptomaniac dynasty reign of the Gandujes, the NNPP-led authorities got here in with a number of promise to proper the wrongs and instil a brand new sense of hope and confidence in elected authority in Kano State. Governor Abba made the Kano State Reformatory Institute, Kiru his first port of name after inauguration. This institute, established by the Kwankwaso-led administration to reform and reintegrate drug addicts deserted for lengthy, and its goal was misplaced. This was the story of different specialised institutes all around the state between 2015-23.Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has now efficiently renovated the institute with
enrolment to start quickly. This has been replicated for the 25 different institutes within the state.One factor that stands out for the Abba Kabir-led authorities is its dedication to training. The primary main initiative that the federal government pursued after its inception was the sponsorship of over 1000 first-class graduates to totally different establishments in India and Uganda. This won’t solely add to the pool of wonderful masters diploma holders in Kano, however will open them to being gainfully employed in several sectors around the globe.The declaration of the State of Emergency on Training by the governor uncovered two attributes of himself; The admission that an issue exists is just not one thing you would simply get out of most of the current crop of leaders that we have now on this Nigeria. The open want to embrace the shortcomings and proper them can also be an illustration of unusual management.The governor instantly set to work by completely using 5,632 lecturers beneath the Higher Training Service Supply for All (BESDA) programme, a World Financial institution initiative which goals at rising equitable entry for out-of-school youngsters in Nigeria and enhance literacy in focus states. The governor equally reopened all public boarding colleges closed by the administration of former Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje throughout the state.As we converse, there’s an ongoing drive throughout the state the place lecture rooms are renovated, beneath the Group Re-orientation Committee (CRC). In keeping with the governor, out of the 42,516 whole lecture rooms out there in fundamental colleges within the state, a mere 22% meet probably the most fundamental requirements of habitability.
The rot and gross mismanagement superintended by the earlier administration for eight years ought to usually go away one confused and clueless about the place to start out from and the best way to restore confidence in political management. One sector that’s having a breath of life is street infrastructure provision. Step one taken by Governor Abba Kabir was to mobilise contractors again to work, this has enabled the governor to finish the primary part of the Wuju- Wuju street, the totally solar-powered 5-kilometre street in Gwarzo native authorities is a mannequin for rural rebirth, as work is ongoing in most native authorities areas of the state to duplicate it. We’re seeing work ongoing on vital roads within the state just like the Lodge Street-Race Course Street, Unguwar Dabai street, the 15km street from Madobi city to Kubarachi to Kura, and the 70km street from Madobi bridge to Madobi city, by means of Yako to Kafin Mai Yaki,
culminating in Kiru. These are few examples of life-changing initiatives that the administration is presently pursuing.
There’s a latest resurgence of nightlife in Kano which doesn’t come as a coincidence. Governor Abba Kabir has made a aware effort to energise roads all around the metropolis with photo voltaic powered streetlights, this has not solely introduced life and beautified roads all around the state, however helped in curbing crimes like phone-snatching that was rife on the metropolitan roads. The initiative has additionally inspired the individuals of the state to go about their reputable enterprise by means of late hours.
All these have nonetheless not come straightforward for Governor Abba, after laying siege on his focus to governance by means of the unnecessary courtroom battle that took greater than seven good months, the enemies of Kano State have discovered their haven within the Kano Emirate saga. On Could 23, 2024, The Governor of Kano State, Abba Yusuf, reinstated the deposed Emir o Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, in fulfilment of his marketing campaign promise. Mr Yusuf additionally signed the invoice repealing the State Emirate Council Regulation 2019 that gave the state 5 emirate councils. This transfer, an illustration that the governor was galvanising all of the people and techniques that may give him the backing to revive Kano’s misplaced glory was met by an unbelievable present of disregard for constituted authority by Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero’s occupation of the Nassarawa Visitor Home.
I’m involved that Bayero’s continued keep there provides individuals with nefarious intent the shade to strategize and ferment violence on the harmless. The latest vandalization of the Kano State Excessive Court docket Complicated, the NCC Digital Park and the Kano State Printing Press amongst others, has been creditably established to have been masterminded by components with shut hyperlinks to the ranks of Mr Bayero’s hippodrome. It’s subsequently very pertinent that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu calls the these near him which are offering the deposed emir with safety and monetary backing to order, Governor Abba’s reign is only a fraction in Kano’s historical past, and that historical past won’t bear in mind the president effectively for his alleged position on this imbroglio.
The great individuals of Kano State should bear in mind the happiness of scholars whose tuition charges had been settled by Governor Abba, the pensioners which are receiving their gratuities with out slicing any nook, the hundreds of thousands of girls and kids which are receiving free healthcare in state government-owned hospitals, the hundreds of farmers that received free fertiliser, the youngsters which are discovering hope within the renovation of their colleges and everybody positively
touched by his compassionate management. Every authorities comes with its peculiarity, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf holds a number of promise to revive Kano’s misplaced glory, he’s centered on the aim, and we will need to have his again to steer us to prosperity.
Mu’azu Adamu writes from Kano
