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Gov Ganduje receives second jab of COVID-19 vaccine
Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje and some top government officials on Thursday received the second jab of Astrazeneca COVID-19 vaccine.
Speaking after he was vaccinated, Ganduje appreciated the state’s health workers, as well as religious and traditional leaders for the success of the vaccination programme.
He reassured the people that the state government would curb the spread of the COVID-19.
“I just took my second dose of the vaccine. I am appealing to the people of this state to make themselves available for the vaccine.
“If you didn’t take the first dose, you are excluded from the second dose.
“I assure you that this is the beginning of the end of COVID-19 in Kano State,” he said.
The governor urged the people to continue to abide by the Covid-19 protocol.
Earlier, the Commissioner for Health, Dr Ibrahim Tsanyawa, said that so far 3,968 cases of COVID-19 were recorded in the state, 3,896 of which were successfully managed and 110 deaths recorded.
According to him, out of 209,568 vaccines received by the state government on 10th March, all intended beneficiaries had been covered.
Tsanyawa said that a large number of residents were responding positively to the vaccine exercise.
May 21, 2021
Eid-El-Fitr: Gov. Ganduje frees 123 prison inmates
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano has granted freedom to 123 prison inmates across the state.
Ganduje, who witnessed the release of the inmates from Goron Dutse Prison on Thursday, said the gesture was in the spirit of the Eid-El Fitr celebration.
He said the beneficiaries were selected based on the gravity of offences and signs of reformation while in prison.
The governor said that the decision to visit the prison was to show the inmates that the state government was aware of their existence and that they were also regarded as citizens of the state.
Ganduje said that the gesture was to complement the Federal Government’s efforts to further reduce congestion in the nation’s prisons.
He advised the ex-inmates to change their attitudes to life and pray for peace and stability in Nigeria.
The governor also gave each of the freed inmates N5,000 as transport fare to their various destination.
Earlier, the Comptroller ‎of Prisons in Kano, Suleiman Suleiman, thanked the governor for freeing thousands of inmates since his coming into office.
Suleiman advised the freed inmates to stay off crime to avoid going back to prison.
Ganduje also visited remand homes and Kano children’s home in the metropolis as part Sallah celebration.
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano has granted freedom to 123 prison inmates across the state.
Ganduje, who witnessed the release of the inmates from Goron Dutse Prison on Thursday, said the gesture was in the spirit of the Eid-El Fitr celebration.
He said the beneficiaries were selected based on the gravity of offences and signs of reformation while in prison.
The governor said that the decision to visit the prison was to show the inmates that the state government was aware of their existence and that they were also regarded as citizens of the state.
Ganduje said that the gesture was to complement the Federal Government’s efforts to further reduce congestion in the nation’s prisons.
He advised the ex-inmates to change their attitudes to life and pray for peace and stability in Nigeria.
The governor also gave each of the freed inmates N5,000 as transport fare to their various destination.
Earlier, the Comptroller ‎of Prisons in Kano, Suleiman Suleiman, thanked the governor for freeing thousands of inmates since his coming into office.
Suleiman advised the freed inmates to stay off crime to avoid going back to prison.
Ganduje also visited remand homes and Kano children’s home in the metropolis as part Sallah celebration.
May 13, 2021
Ban herdsmen from relocating to Southern Nigeria – Gov Ganduje
Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has advocated a ban on the relocation of herdsmen from the North to Southern parts of Nigeria.
The governor stated that such action would douse tension and stop attacks and reprisals.
In an interview with BBC, Ganduje reminded Nigerians that some herders were from outside the country.
Ganduje also listed “three categories” of Fulani: The Fulani people, the herders, and foreign Fulani herders involved in criminal acts.
“The moment a foreign Fulani herder invades Nigeria and commits a crime, he would be considered as Nigerian Fulani. We need to ban them from entering Nigeria”, he said.
“Secondly, herders travelling from the north to south should be banned. Those saying they should not be banned from trekking to the southern part of the country for grazing should use their children.”
Noting that grazing is a national issue, Ganduje urged the National Assembly to come up with a bill to resolve recurring farmer-herder clashes.
On his administration’s efforts, the Kano helmsman cited ongoing projects in Falgore forest and Dansoshiya forest.
The governor disclosed that there would be accommodation for Fulani and facility for their cattle to address open grazing.
February 12, 2021
Gov. Ganduje visits Kwankwaso over fathers death
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State on Saturday paid a condolence visit to the family of late Musa Sale-Kwankwaso, who died on Dec. 25 at the age of 93.
Abba Anwar, the Chief Press Secretary to the governor made this known in a statement issued to newsmen in Kano.
Recall that the deceased, who was the Makaman Karaye, was the father of the immediate past governor of Kano, Sen. Rabi’u Musa-Kwankwaso.
Anwar said the governor, who was out of the country when Makaman Karaye died, also pledged to continue to give the family all the necessary support.
“After his return from abroad, Gov Ganduje paid a condolence visit to the families of the late Makaman Karaye at the residence of the deceased, in Kwankwaso, Madabo Local Government Area.
“The governor was received by the Commissioner for Rural Development, Musa Iliasu-Kwankwaso, a few kilometres to the town.
“The governor was also received by the Village head of Kwankwaso, Alhaji Baba Musa Kwankwaso at the deceased’s house in Kwankwaso village.”
He lamented that the state lost a very caring father, who had blessed years before his return to Allah. May Allah forgive his sins and continue to shower blessings on him.
“Our late father was a complete gentleman, very patient, just leader, focused and committed leader.
“That was why he was praised by all his people and even beyond. May Allah forgive all his shortcomings and reward him with Jannatul Fiddaus,” the CPS added.
Ganduje also pledged to leave the title of Makaman Karaye with the family.
“There is no need for the request because this house deserves everything from us. We always respect this house.” NAN quoted him as saying.
January 9, 2021
HURIWA Condemns Governor Ganduje over Destruction of N200 Million Beer Products
The Prominent Civil Rights Advocacy group HUMAN RIGHTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (HURIWA) has lambasted the Kano state Governor Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje for permitting the destruction of Beer products worth N200 million in Kano in the guise of implementation of Shariah law in Kano State.
The Rights group said the consistent flouting of section 10 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria of 1999 as amended which prohibits absolutely the recognition of a particular religion as State Religion and Section 42 of the same Constitution which absolutely prohibits discrimination on the basis of Religion and Ethnicity in the implementation of public policies by elected government as clearly manifest in the UNREPENTANT application of religious laws that offends the Grund Norm of Nigeria will spell doom for a United Nigeria.
Asking that the Nigerian National Assembly and rational minded and right thinking Citizens to intervene and arrest the continuous drift of Kano state government towards establishment of an Islamic State within Nigeria, the Rights group said the President Muhammadu Buhari has also manifested his partiality for his Religion and Ethnicity in such massive dimensions that he has rubbished Section 14(3) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria of 1999 as amended on the imperative essence of enforcement of the Principle of Federal Character in appointments because the President has the proclivity of appointing only Hausa/Fulani/Kanuri Northern Moslems in strategic military and internal security Architectures of Nigeria. HURIWA said the total disregard of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria by Governor Abdullahi GANDUJE, the ‘Man Friday’ of President Muhammadu Buhari shows that their is indeed a grand conspiracy to Islamise Nigeria.
“We absolutely condemn as despicable, provocative, vexatious and primitive, the destruction of the alcoholic beverages by the Kano state governor in the name of his personal Religion even against the clear provisions of Sections 10 and 42 of the Nigerian Constitution just as the rapid ISLAMISATOON of Kano state is totally unacceptable going by the fact that within Kano state there are indigenous non Moslems living and doing their legitimate businesses in that part of Nigeria reputed to be one of the biggest commercial centres of Nigeria. Besides, Kano state government shares from the internally generated revenues harnessed by the Federal Inland revenue services which goes into the Federation Accounts and Beer manufacturing industry pay a lot of taxes into the central Treasury of government from where Kano state draws her Monthly allocations. Why destroy these economic derivatives from whose source some of the Monthly allocations Kano collects emanate? This is hypocrisy and this is offensive to all good thinking and against the Nigerian Constitution “.
HURIWA recalled that the the Kano State Hisbah Board had reportedly destroyed 1, 970, 000 bottles of beer worth N200 million confiscated within Kano metropolis.
The Prominent Civil Rights Advocacy group HUMAN RIGHTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (HURIWA) stated that during the destruction exercise at Kalebawa in Dawakin Tofa Local Government, Governor Abdullahi Ganduje said that consumption of alcohol and all other intoxicants that can distort the mental capability of a person is forbidden in Islam just as he stated thus: “Even in Kano, we have banned the consumption of beer in all parts of the state,” Ganduje said.
HURIWA recalled that the governor was represented by his deputy, Dr. Nasiru Gawuna, just as he said the Hisbah Board was established with the aim of preventing evil social acts in society.He explained that as part of his administration’s effort of enhancing the welfare of the Hisbah, before this the year 2020 runs out, there would be a salary increase and new uniform for them.
HURIWA quoted the Kano state governor as stating as follows: “My administration is proud of the way you discharge your duties, therefore, I wish to urge all stakeholders to continue to give you all the support you need to succeed,” he said.
Relatedly, in his remarks, the Commander General, Kano State Hisbah Board, Sheikh Haruna Muhammad Ibn Sina, said that the beer confiscated is worth over N200 million.
HURIWA has warned that if the President Muhammadu Buhari continues to encourage the abuses of the Nigerian Constitution then before long other States dominated by Christians may promulgate Christian doctrines and Canon laws as applicable in their State which inevitably would have resulted from the tacit approval of Shariah laws that President Muhammadu Buhari has permitted in Kano State just as the Rights Advocacy group HUMAN RIGHTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (HURIWA) said if action is not adopted quickly, the illegality in Kano state would lead to the destabilization of Nigeria.
November 9, 2020
Gov. Ganduje Presents 147.9bn 2021 Budget, Promised Full Implementation
By Jabiru Hassan, Kano.

Kano state governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has presented 147.9bn naira to the state’s House of assembly Tuesday and assured full implementation of the budget tagged ” Budget for economic progress and development”.
Presenting the budget, governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje disclosed that this year’s budget is a little bit lower than that of the 2020 due to some issues related to global economy, where he emphasised that his administration is trying to transform kano to an exemplary state in the present democratic dispensation.

He urged the state assembly to study the budget proposal for speedy passage so as to enable the executives to execute more meaningful projects for the benefits of the electorates at both rural and urban areas, where he thanked the members of the state assembly for maintaining good relationship between the executive and legislative arms as usual.
Responding, the speaker of the kano state House of assembly, Rt. Honourable AbdulAzeez Garba Gafasa assured that the parliament would study the budget and pass the bill for the development of the state, and commended the governor for executing developmental projects across the state without bias.

The education sector received the largest share of the total budget where it receives 37.8 bn representing 25 percent of the total budget, while works ministry receives 118bn which shows that the 2021 Budget is carefully earmarked for the development of kano state respectively.
October 28, 2020
Gov. Ganduje presents N147.9bn budget for 2021
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano state on Tuesday, presented the 2021 budget of N147.9 billion to the state House of Assembly for approval.
Speaking at the ceremony, Ganduje said that the budget tagged ‘Budget for Economic Recovery and Sustainable Development’ will focus on education and infrastructure development.
He said that N74 billion of the budget was for capital expenditure, representing 55.5 per cent, while N72.2 billion was for recurrent expenditure, representing over 40 per cent.
Ganduje said that the total recurrent revenue for the state for 2021 was estimated at N106 billion.
He said that the amount included N24 billion Internally Generated Revenue(IGR), N52 billion from federation account and N28 billion Value Added Tax (VAT).
According to Ganduje, over N37.8 billion, representing 25 per cent of the budget is allocated to the education sector, while N11.8 billion is allocated to the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure.
He said N25.5 billion was allocated to the health sector, while the Ministry of Environment was allocated N1.1 billion.
“We proposed N2.5 billion for the information sector, over N9 billion for water resources, N5.2 billion for judiciary, while religious affairs was allocated N557 billion.
“The budget reflects our vision for diversification of sources of revenue with a view to laying solid foundation that will guide the administration to pursue its development objectives.
“Also to enable us built on our operational principles, aspirations and priorities geared towards the continued leadership position of the state,” he said.
Alhaji Abdulazeez Garba-Gafasa, Speaker of the house, promised that the lawmakers would speedily consider and pass the budget.
He, however, said that the lawmakers would properly scrutinise the budget and follow due process before its passage.
The speaker pledged that the house would continue to work together with the executive for the development of the state.
October 27, 2020
Gov. Ganduje cautions NBA against ethnic, religious chauvinism
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has cautioned the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), not to allow ethnic and religious bigotry to tear it apart.
Ganduje made the call in a statement signed by Malam Muhammad Garba, the state’s Commissioner of Information.
According to the statement, Ganduje made the call when the NBA President, Olumide Akpat, paid him a courtesy visit in Kano on Friday.
The statement quoted the governor as saying that internal wrangling in the NBA was most unfortunate providence to befall the association.
Ganduje noted that the trend was inimical to the NBA and the country, adding that the association ought to champion the cause of the rule of law.
“While there are bound to differences, it is better to be united than to be divided, as a conventionally persuasive opinion moulder and group that helps shape public policy, it is never going to fulfil that role if it is divided.
“No one expects the NBA to be invulnerable to bickering associated with any group of people coming together, but as a body of lawyers with outstanding record of achievements in shaping the country for good, it should not allow ethnic or religious sentiments to riven it,” Ganduje was quoted as saying in the statement.
The governor urged members of the association to come together and resolve their differences by ironing out their views through consensus rather than breaking into splinter groups.
While stressing the need to sensitise its members and seek to accommodate their views on matters of serious concern, Ganduje urged them to mend fences and work toward the good of the association as well as the country at large.
Also speaking, Akpat said he was in the state in continuation of a nationwide tour and expressed satisfaction with the feat achieved by the Ganduje’s administration in transforming the judiciary.
Akpat lauded the governor for the construction of the Court of Appeal edifice, the Ceremonial Court building as well as enhanced welfare for the judicial staff.
September 26, 2020
African group names Gov Ganduje best fighter against Covid-19
An African group of professionals called African Professionals Renaissance Network, based in Dakar, Senegal, has chosen governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano state as the best performing governor in Nigeria, in the fight against COVID-19.
In a letter sent signed by the Secretary-General, Diouf Bakri Koalack, the group commended the governor’s effort in the fight against the global pandemic.
According to them, his effort as the governor of Kano state, in the fight against COVID-19 in Nigeria is so glaring that even the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control appreciated him openly for all to know and copy.
APREN, as a group of professionals across African countries, beamed its searchlight across some selected African countries and underwent a study on how states respond to the pandemic wave.
August 5, 2020
Gov. Ganduje, wife test negative to COVID-19
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State and his wife, Hafsat Ganduje have tested negative to Coronavirus.

Abba Anwar, Chief Press Secretary to the governor, made the disclosure in a statement on Thursday in Kano.‎
‎“We thank Almighty Allah for this result which shows negative. That is how He (Allah) wishes. All those whose results are positive, we will continue praying for their quick recovery from the illness, irrespective of race, nationality, ethnicity, social status, political or religious affiliations‎
“We also pray for Allah’s continued protection against COVID-19 in the state, the country and the world in as a whole.‎
“While we pray for Divine intervention we must make sure that, we always listen to health professionals and work with professional advice,” the statement added.‎
He urged members of the public to wash their hands under running water with soap or hand sanitisers, keep clean environment and practice social distancing.‎
“Staying at home is safer, healthier and most appropriate. I also urge Nigerians to strictly abide by directives given by the Federal Government as another mechanism in containing the spread of the disease,” the statement explained.‎
The governor reiterated government commitment to sustain proactive measures and collaboration with relevant organisations, agencies and stakeholders to prevent spread of COVID-19.
“It is our responsibility to fight COVID-19 from all angle so as to have safer and healthier society.
“We thank Almighty Allah that up to this time there is no reported case in Kano. May Allah save those from other states in the country and other affected nations of the world,” he prayed.
Ganduje added that state government had adopted effective measures to monitor and enforce compliance with boundary closure, warning that defaulters would be prosecuted.
The governor thanked the state Task Force Committee on COVID-19 and health workers for their unrelenting efforts against Coronavirus.
“Our thanks also goes to the Fund Raising Committee, under the Chairmanship of Prof. Muhammad Yahuza Bello, and Co-chaired by Alhaji Tajuddeedn Dantata and all those who assisted the government.
“Others are Alhaji Aminu Dantata, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, Alhaji Abdussamad Rabi’u, Lee Group of Companies, United Bank for Africa (UBA), among other respectful individuals and organisations,” it added.
April 2, 2020