Attempts to score Gov Yusuf low is unfounded

Sir: Our attraction has been drawn to an nonfiction entitled “Kano worst governed, slightest performing authorities successful Nigeria – Report,” authored by Taofeek Lawal and featured connected April 23, 2024. Lawal based his communicative connected an alleged study by the Centre for Democracy and Human Rights (CEDEHUR), which portrays Kano State arsenic the astir poorly governed and underperforming authorities successful the federation since the inception of the caller medication successful May 2023.

The study is simply a futile effort to discredit the effectual governance of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf.

Despite the planetary designation of the ongoing socio-economic translation successful Kano, spanning assorted sectors specified arsenic education, healthcare, agriculture, infrastructure, and quality development, it is evident that members of CEDEHUR did not physically inspect Kano to ascertain the concern first-hand. Nigerians should disregard CEDEHUR arsenic Governor Yusuf has achieved wrong a twelvemonth what the erstwhile medication and the sponsors of CEDEHUR failed to execute successful 8 years. Kano has maintained its estimation arsenic 1 of the slightest corrupt states successful Nigeria, with a renewed committedness to combating corruption done the revamped Kano State anti-corruption agency.

While the lawsuit of Mustapha Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso, the Commissioner of Youths and Sports, whitethorn beryllium raised, Yusuf has consistently emphasised that Kwankwaso ‘s assignment was based wholly connected merit.

Allow maine to elucidate connected immoderate of the notable accomplishments of Yusuf’s medication for archival purposes.
Infrastructure development: Yusuf, successful the second portion of the erstwhile year, inaugurated the N27 cardinal interchange projects aimed astatine alleviating postulation congestion successful the bosom of Kano city. Yusuf reiterated his administration’s dedication to advancing authorities infrastructure and expressed a steadfast resoluteness to present much equitable dividends, peculiarly to the marginalised segments of society.

The interaction of the flyover operation successful mitigating postulation congestion has been evaluated successful presumption of postulation decongestion, clip savings, substance efficiency, and emanation reduction.

Agricultural transformation: On October 10, 2023, astatine the Coronation Hall successful Kano, the Kano State government, successful concern with the African Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF), extended opportunities to women successful Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and women cooperatives successful Kano to prosecute successful agriculture and gain a livelihood. The programme provided fiscal enactment to businesses successful the signifier of performance-based grants, with a peculiar absorption connected empowering susceptible groups specified arsenic youth, women, and those residing successful fragile contexts.

The large-scale (commercial) fodder accumulation task aims to graze astir 1000 hectares. The process of selecting participants/beneficiaries is ongoing. The task intends to beforehand commercialized fodder production, enabling accrued entree to provender for livestock.

Moreover, the medication has launched an empowerment programme targeting implicit 4,840 youths, women, and persons surviving with disabilities crossed the 44 Local Government Areas of the state.  This programme is designed to bid beneficiaries successful assorted skills and supply them with superior to commencement their ain businesses.

Additionally, plans are underway to present the Amana taxis and buses strategy to prosecute youths and upgrade the presumption of tricycle riders.

Education: In the realm of education, Yusuf’s medication has achieved singular success, peculiarly successful ensuring entree to high-quality acquisition for those residing successful agrarian areas. In summation to providing escaped and high-quality acquisition for our superior and secondary schoolhouse children, the medication has distributed complimentary workout books, schoolhouse uniforms, and different acquisition materials worthy millions of Naira, with the top beneficiaries being children successful agrarian areas.

Healthcare facilities: In the healthcare sector, the Kano State government, nether Yusuf’s leadership, is revitalising the wellness system, aligning with his run promises to heighten healthcare services, particularly for agrarian residents.

Notably, the politician has instituted escaped maternity services for women successful the authorities and distributed aesculapian supplies worthy implicit N53 cardinal to assorted wellness facilities, benefiting large women and those requiring assisted delivery.

In conclusion, I privation to pass the esteemed citizens of Kano State astir the ongoing dialogues with some section and overseas investors aimed astatine bolstering the state’s system by harnessing its earthy resources and economical potentials.

Let america unite successful solidarity to conception a amended Kano.
Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa is the spokesperson to Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf.