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  • Ganduje Taking Measures To Ends Farmers/Herders Conflict- Stakeholders

    Ganduje Taking Measures To Ends Farmers/Herders Conflict- Stakeholders

    By Jabiru Hassan, Kano.
    Kano state governor has been commended for his initiatives to ensure that conflicts between the farmers and herdsmen become a history in Kano state through the provision of more grazing reserves, livestock passages and other infrastructures in some RUGA settlements.

    Speaking to our correspondent in Kano, the leader of Kunnawa Dam herdsmen Ardo Alhaji Gaza told Daybreak news that ” the measures duly taken by the Kano state governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje is an important efforts towards the promotion of peace and unity among the two important sides, and we are solidly behind the governor’s efforts “. He lamented.

    Alhaji Gaza said that they are law abiding citizens and they were at Kunnawa Dam grazing lands for many years without any clash between the farmers and herdsmen of the area which is a commendable issue, where he assured that they would continue to live together because they needs each other in one place, calling on his people to maintain the good relationship.
    In conclusion, Geza called on the Kano state governor and the chairman of Dawakin Tofa local government council to join hands and repair Kunnawa Dam which break just at the commencement of this year’s rainfall season in order to promote dry season farming and for their livestock consumption which also promotes peace and economic progress at the location, where there is a teaming youth who are actively into farming that minimises rural to urban migration for national security.

    In his remark, a large scale farmer in the area Malam Ahmad Buhari disclosed that governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje deserves respect for bringing out excellent strategies that enhanced peaceful coexistence between farmers and herders in Kano state, and hoped that the governor would ensure that all grazing reserves and animals passages were re-demarcated and put in active uses due to control conflicts between the two sides.

    Our correspondent monitored how some grazing lands were sold to wealthy people by some unpatriotic local  traditional rulers and some  local government executives that are being converted to farmlands which contributes to the high number of conflicts between the farmers and herdsmen  that usually resulted in the lost of lives and properties which needs severe penalty to all those who were found red handed in such offense across Kano state.

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  • Ganduje reinstates suspended aide who called out President Buhari over #EndSARS protest

    Ganduje reinstates suspended aide who called out President Buhari over #EndSARS protest

    Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano state has reinstated his media aide, Salihu Tanko Yakasai a.k.a Dawisu who he suspended for calling out President Buhari during the #EndSARS protest. 

    Dawisu had accused the Buhari-led government of being insensitive to the plight of Nigerians even though he went round the country soliciting for votes in 2019. 

    He tweeted at that time; 

    “I have never seen a government with zero empathy like that of President Muhammadu Buhari.

    “So many times when his people are going through a difficult time and expect some sort of tap on shoulder to reassure them that he is in charge, but he failed to do so.

    “The ‘I don’t care attitude’ is on another level.

    “To speak to your own people over issues that are bedevilling them has become something like a favour you are doing to them.

    “Over and over again, you cannot spare five minutes to address the nation to calm them down, the same people you went to the 36 states to beg for their votes, it is heartbreaking.”

    The Kano Governor’s media aide has now confirmed his reinstatement, two weeks after he was suspended. 

    Dawisu tweeted; 

    I wish to thank each and every one that reached out to me, or sent messages of goodwill over my reinstatement as Special Adviser Media to H.E @GovUmarGanduje, after my 2wks suspension. I am grateful to you all for your support and prayers. Thank you so much. #ZeroTension

    Ganduje reinstates suspended aide who called out President Buhari over #EndSARS protest
  • Bill Gates Tasks Nigeria On Sustained Immunization, Commends Kano State Govt

    Bill Gates Tasks Nigeria On Sustained Immunization, Commends Kano State Govt

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    Fro’m Ujah Simon, kaduna


    Co–chair Bill and Melinda Gates foundation, Mr. Bill Gates says despite the fact that the World Health Organization has certified Nigeria as Polio–free, the country must not relent in immunizing its children.
    “Our Polio work is not done, We still have the vaccine for Wild Polio and we need to maintain immunization in case Polio escapes from the two countries in Asia where it still exists”, he stressed.
    He made the remark during Virtual Kano State Health System Strengthening Program meeting, in which the state governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Gnduje, the Chair, Dangote Foundation, Alh. Aliko Dangote, the Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire and other key public health officials participated. Mr. Gates advised that Kano needed to reinforce its Routine Immunization efforts, with the active participation of traditional leaders, so that the successes recorded in the previous anti-Polio campaigns could be maintained. “I am pleased to hear that the Kano State Task Force on immunization also includes Primary Health Care as its focus”, he stated, stressing that Primary Health Care program areas in the state should be strengthened as part of effort to ensure community well being.  He recalled that since 2012, Kano state had not defaulted in contributing to the health basket fund, hoping the trend would be sustained for the success of the partnership.In his remarks, the Chairman, Dangote Foundation, Alh. Aliko Dangote explained that he was happy with the way the Ganduje administration handled the pandemic of Covid 19.“Kano has shown the world what it can do to respond to emergencies. The same way you and your team kept your energy going with Polio, I urge you to keep it going with your Covid 19 response”, he remarked.He assured that his foundation would continue to support the state government towards making its immunization and Primary Health Care systems more resilient.On his part, Gov. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje said strengthening the healthcare delivery system in the state remained a priority of his administration.“Kano state will also strive to scale up strengthening of 2 – way referral linkages between primary and secondary health care facilities”, the governor promised.

  • Construction Of Kwanar Zaura-Ganduje Road Continues, Residents Hails Kano Governor.

    Construction Of Kwanar Zaura-Ganduje Road Continues, Residents Hails Kano Governor.

    By Jabiru Hassan, Kano.


    The construction of kwanar Zaura-Ganduje road is now in progress after abandoned by the construction company handling the road construction, where the residents and other nearby communities commended Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje for giving an order to the construction company to resume for the speedy completion of the project.


    Our correspondent who visited the construction site, gathered that the construction works was awarded by the H&M construction company almost three years ago but abandoned due to undisclosed reasons, where the residents surrounding the area make several appeals to the governor for the completion of the project which is now ongoing as seen at present.
    Speaking to Daybreak news at the site, the special adviser to Dawakin Tofa local government area on heath and sanitation malam Ya’u Rabo discloses that ” the people of this area are eager to see when this project would be completed, but thanks be to Allah, our dynamic governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has ordered the company handling the project to resume which is a great pride to us all”. He said.
    Similarly, a business mogul and fruits and vegetables dealer Alhaji Dabo Zaura noted that whenever the road project is completed the farmers, transporters and other road users would benefit fully with the gesture especially nowadays when the population is rapidly increasing beyond expectation, where he thanked the governor for struggling to makes Kano greater.
    In his remark, a close associate to the governor who resides close to the road told Daybreak news that”  we are certain that governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje is working selflessly to ensure that the people of Kano state are reaping democratic dividends at both rural and urban settlements, and in this respect after completing this road project, more communities tends to benefit from the kind gesture”. He emphasized.
    In conclusion, the Kano works commissioner Idris Garba Unguwar Rimi in a chat with Daybreak news discloses that close monitoring would be done to ensure that quality and speedy works is being done to ensure that the people of the catchment area benefited from excellent project under the stewardship of his excellency governor Abdullahi Ganduje.

  • Kano elders petition Buhari, others over Ganduje’s move to take loan from China

    Kano elders petition Buhari, others over Ganduje’s move to take loan from China

    Kano Unity Forum, headed by a former presidential candidate of the defunct National Republican Convention, Alhaji Bashir Tofa, has petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari, the National Assembly, and the Federal Ministry of Finance, against moves by Governor Ganduje to take over N300 Billion loan from China.

    The elders who are local based and specialized groups on Thursday expressed grave reservations against the insistence resolve of the Governor to obtain loan from China Development Bank to construct phase 1 component of Light Mono Rail project in the State metropolis.

    The petition signed personally by elder statesman, Alhaji Bashir Othman Tofa on behalf of Kano Unity Forum and made available to newsmen, explained that “save for few in official circles, nobody else knows the terms and conditions of the loan agreement”, adding that, “the exact amount being borrowed is shrouded in secrecy”.

    The strongly worded statement noted that, “A 1st phase of the project costing over N300 billion, or may be even the N828 billion mentioned by others, coming mostly from a foreign loan is mind-boggling, to say the least. A rethink is not only needed, but necessary.”

    Tofa in the signed statement stressed that “based on the analysis of the present indebtedness of Kano State as provided for by the Debt Management Office (DMO) Nigeria, it is extremely difficult, almost impossible for Kano State to sustain any indebtedness beyond the current liability portfolio of the state.”

    The Forum cautioned that, “It needs to be noted that a rail project is never a project to be put in haste as we observed that it is neither in the medium nor long term plans of the State Government.”

    The Kano stakeholders stated that, “If indeed the Chinese want to genuinely help with cheap loans, they should be requested to support critical sectors such as education, health, agriculture, power, science and technology, infrastructure, industry and water supply”, adding that “after all, the Chinese have become world leaders in these aspects of transformative development.”

    The Group declared that “Kano Unity Forum would not give any self-serving politician the latitude to increase poverty and deprivation within the general public through ill-conceived public works.”

    The Forum cautioned that, “We shall not be deluded by the attractive idea of good return from the investment. Rail project world over are known as highly capital intensive with a very negligible rate of return on investment. It’s more of a social welfare project, especially in less developed economies. “

  • BREAKING: Ganduje declares Thursday as public holiday

    BREAKING: Ganduje declares Thursday as public holiday

    Kano State Government has declared tomorrow Thursday, August 20, 2020, as public holiday to mark the new Islamic year 1442, After Hijrah (AH).

    In a statement signed by Commissioner for Information, Malam Muhammadu Garba, Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje urged Muslims in the state and across the country to use the occasion for sober reflection.

    Ganduje advocated special supplication for continued peace, prosperity and general development of the state and the entire country.

    The governor sought offer of prayers for Allah’s intervention over the current economic hardship being experienced by the people, occasioned by the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic as well as a new year full of happiness and prosperity.

    Ganduje called on the citizenry to always fear God in all their dealings, imbibe tolerance and live peacefully with one another as always inculcated by Islam.

  • Ganduje Mourns Maida, Condoles With Buhari, Others

    Ganduje Mourns Maida, Condoles With Buhari, Others

    Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano state has said that he received with profound shock the passing away of the renowned journalist and former Editor-in-Chief/Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Malam Wada Maida on Monday.

    In a statement made available to newsmen in Kano by Malam Muhammad Garba, the commissioner for Information, the governor also described Maida’s death as a saddening national loss.

    He said that Maida, who until his death was Chairman, Board of Directors of Peoples Media Limited, chairman Daily Trust Foundation and Chairman, Board of Directors of NAN, is an accomplished journalist, an astute public officer, a rare individual of immense talents and abilities who lived a life full of service to humanity.

    Governor Ganduje stated that Maida’s contribution to the development of the media in the country remains laudable, particularly his venture into publishing and expressed the belief that his commitment to peace and unity of the country, through his chosen profession, would always be remembered.

    Governor Ganduje via the statement, commiserated with the deceased’s family, President Muhammadu Buhari under whom Maida had served as Chief Press Secretary when he was military Head of State, the government and people of Katsina state, Peoples Daily newspaper, International Press Institute and the media industry in general.

    While praying Almighty Allah to give his family, friends, the media industry the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss he prayed for Al-jannatul firdaus to be Maida’s final abode.

    MALAM MUHAMMAD GARBA
    Hon. Commissioner, Information, Kano State

  • Kano Governor Revoked Some Contracts, Ensure Proper Handling.

    Kano Governor Revoked Some Contracts, Ensure Proper Handling.

    By JABIRU A HASSAN, Kano.

    Kano state governor Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has revoked abandoned 5 5 kilometre dual carriageway contracts in Dawakin Tofa local government area that was awarded to ROCAD constraction company by the former governor of the state Dr. Rabiu Kwankwaso in 2012.

    The state’s commissioner for information Muhammed Garba made the disclosure during a press briefing where he announced that the contract was abandoned by the ROCAD construction company for five years where the state’s executive council now handle the contract to messers CCECC construction company for over 600 million naira.

    Garba added that the state government has constituted a high powered committee that would examine the payments made to the former contractors and the impacts of the proposes five kilometres dual carriage ways in the state for decision making and further actions by the state government.

    Speaking to Daybreak news, Malam Abubakar Hassan Dawakin Tofa commended governor Ganduje for re-awarding the 5 kilometre dual carriegeway to a competent company that can finish the work as scheduled, where he called on the kano governor to study the possibility of completion all the proposed 5 Kilometres that were awarded by the Kwankwaso administration.

  • W e Are Committed To The War Against Corruption-Ganduje.

    W e Are Committed To The War Against Corruption-Ganduje.

    Kano state governor Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has announced that his administration is committed to the successful war against corruption in the state despites so many challenges facing the ant-curruption war in the globe.

    He disclosed this during his visit to the state’s anti corruption agency where he assured that ” Kano state government is in full supports to the fight against corruption and whoever falls victim must be punished according to the offence he committed in order to serve as lesson to intending officials”. He emphasized.

    Governor Ganduje directed the agency to work selflessly due to ensure that kano state remains corruption free state especially at present when the Buhari administration is gradually succeeding in the current war against corruption since inception in 2015.

    Responding, the chairman of the kano state anti corruption agency, Barrister Muhuyi Magaji Rimin Gado told the governor that” we are working seriously to ensure that kano retains it’s anti corruption war in order to bring sanity in the state in every sector with the untiring supports from the state government which is yielding success”. He lamented.

    Muhuyi Magaji concluded that the agency would continue to discharge it’s duty in accordance with the global anti corruption agencies strategies for the progress of the tough task to ensure sanity in the society without fear or favour.

  • Reactions Trails Kano Singer’s Death Sentence, As Council Of Ulama Pressurised Ganduje To Sign The Death Warrant.

    Reactions Trails Kano Singer’s Death Sentence, As Council Of Ulama Pressurised Ganduje To Sign The Death Warrant.

    By Jabiru Hassan, Kano.

    Since the Kano Shari’a court sentenced singer Aminu Yahaya whose song was a blasphemy against the holy prophet Muhammad, reactions trails the judgement where some human rights groups and other domestic activist seek the review of the death sentence to other alternative.

    But in their separate reactions the Kano state council of Juma’at mosque Imams under the leadership of Sheikh Muhammad Nasir Adam canvassed their supports to the Kano Shari’a court judgement where they called on the Kano state governor Abdullahi Ganduje to sign the singer’s death warrant with immediate effect.

    Similarly, the commander of the kano state shari’ah police board known as Hisbah Sheikh Haroun Ibn Sina supported the judgement because according to the board, Yahaya Aminu has really committed an offence that his punishment is death sentence as in accordance to the Islamic law.

    Our correspondent who went round the city of Kano gathered that various Muslims groups and associations called on the governor to urgently sign Aminu Yahaya’s death warrant in order to execute him in accordance to Islamic teachings that whoever insulted the holy prophet should be killed.