Tag: Gov Umar Ganduje

2023 presidency: Buhari wants APC to lose – Ganduje

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By Ehinomen Azeigbe     Governor Umar Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has come hard on President Muhammadu Buhari for refusing to abide by the Supreme Court order and going ahead with the ban on the old Naira notes.   In an audio recording, Ganduje was quoted in vernacular asking, that, “President Buhari should remember that for several times he was trying to contest Presidency but he couldn’t make it until there was an alliance, but now after enjoying everything, he turned back against the same democratic system that saw…

BREAKING: 11-yr-old Kano Maths guru gets World Bank-assisted scholarship

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Saratu Garba, an 11-year-old out-of-school girl has been offered a scholarship by the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE), a World Bank-supported project. Saratu’s arithmetic prowess recently went viral on social media platforms, with her ability to quickly provide mathematical solutions attracting the admiration of many. On Wednesday in Kano, Aliyu Yusuf, AGILE Project Communication Officer, said that the project’s National Office had directed its Kano office to identify the girl and enroll her in school. “Coincidentally, the Kano AGILE Project team is on an advocacy visit to…

Free land awaits Kano citizens in Diaspora -Ganduje

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Kano state Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has said the state government would provide free land for the state indigenes in diaspora to develop residential building where they will reunite with their families especially during holiday visits. “We are doing this to our citizens some of whom have been away for very long time and when they come visiting during holidays, they need spaces to settle and meet their families and loved ones,” he said. He made the commitment during a virtual Kano in Diaspora Town Hall meeting organised by the…

AbdulRazaq hails relationship between Kano, Ilorin Emirates,describes Traditional institutions as integral part of govt * Why I visited Ilorin – Kano Emir

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Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Friday said the traditional institutions were vital to the growth and peaceful coexistence of the society as they play key roles in the stability of the polity. AbdulRazaq stated this in Ilorin, the state capital, when the Emir of Kano Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero paid him a courtesy visit. “As a government we have huge respect for traditional institution. And as far as I am concerned, despite the three tiers of government, I believe traditional institution is the fourth tier of government. That is…

BLASPHEMY : Ganduje meets stakeholders over judgement

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Kano state Governor,Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has said the state government has accepted the death sentence verdict and the rule of law surrounding the case. “I will not waste time in signing the warrant for the execution of the man who blasphemed our Holy Prophet of Islam.” According to him “What happened is so important to the state and to the security of the state and the nation in general. What the Court did is absolutely right. And we support it completely as such kind of irresponsible act, if not because…

Ganduje’s Covid-19 response strategy and the challenges By Muhammad Garba

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While one is filled with hope that it is relatively safe now to say that the administration of Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje is tenaciously fighting the war against the deadly COVID-19 pandemic, given the numerous measures adopted to cushion the impact of the ravaging disease, the response strategy, right from the beginning, is faced with many unnerving challenges. This is in view of the fact that the virus is a new challenge to the global health and particularly to developing nations like ours. Some have even predicted that Kano, given…

Gov Ganduje Condole with Mahmoud Gaya’s family

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Kano state Governor, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has condoled with the family of Alhaji Mahmud Isma’ila Abdullahi, father of a member House of Representatives, representing Gaya/Ajingi/Albasu federal constituency, Abdullahi Mahmud Gaya. This was disclosed in press release issue and signed by Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Kano State, Abba Anwar He described Alhaji Mahmud Isma’ila Abdullah’s death as not only great loss, to the state and the country in general, but irreplaceable and prayed for Allah’s blessing for the souls of the great men, who departed and left behind large…