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  • More governors joining APC soon – Gov. Ganduje

    More governors joining APC soon – Gov. Ganduje

    Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State says more governors elected under other political parties platforms have expressed willingness to defect to All Progressives Congress (APC).

    Ganduje said this when he received members of APC membership registration/revalidation appeals committee, led by Alhaji Faruk Aliyu on a courtesy visit at Governor’s Lodge, Asokoro, Abuja.

    This is contained in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr Abba Anwar on Sunday in Kano.

    Ganduje said that the party was making arrangements to receive the governors who would defeat to APC for a greater Nigeria.

    He said the APC membership registration/ revalidation was a great success.

    “As far as we are concerned nobody was marginalised in the exercise. For your information, there are indications that more governors are coming to our great party, the APC, from other places. Our internal democracy is waxing stronger day by day.

    “I want use this opportunity to congratulate you for getting us more entrants into our party. We thank you for the good exercise conducted. This makes our party to wax stronger and improve internal democracy,” he said.

    Ganduje who commended the committee for a job well-done, said APC was ready to register new members, no matter their position or opinions about them.

    “If some people feel they are marginalised in the exercise, our doors are still opened.

    “I understand that there is no single petition from Kano forwarded to your committee. So even if somebody comes with a petition please tell that person to come and get registered,” he said.

    Aliyu thanked the governor for receiving members of the committee.

    He commended the governor for his effort in managing the affairs of the party in the state effectively.

    “Your Excellency, we are very grateful for all your efforts in seeing that our great party moves to the next level,” he said.

  • Tinubu joins Gov Ganduje to support Kano woman who lost her legs in course of duty

    Tinubu joins Gov Ganduje to support Kano woman who lost her legs in course of duty

    National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has joined Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje to support a Kano woman who lost her legs in course of duty.

    Tinubu pledged support to the Kano State woman, named Khadijah Umar at an award night to mark the 2021 May Day organised by the Kano State Chapter of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) on Saturday in Kano.

    Members of the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Campaign Organisation who were present at the event pledged to support Khadijah Umar with modern artificial limbs on behalf of Tinubu, 2023 presidential hopeful.

    Umar, who had been working as a temporary staff member for the past 15 years at Hotoro Health Care Clinic, lost her legs in the course of duty.

    Governor Ganduje also presented a letter of permanent and pensionable appointment to Khadijah Umar at the event.

    Speaking at the event, Ganduje said henceforth, teachers and lecturers working with the state owned institutions of learning will be retiring on attaining 65 years.

    “The Federal Government has since approved this for teachers and lecturers working in its institutions, hence, teachers in Kano State are also not left behind.

    “Therefore, our teachers and lecturers as from now on will start to enjoy such retirement age from 60-65, and years of service from 35-40 as the federal workers are enjoying,” the governor said.

    According to Ganduje, the state government has introduced so many policies aimed at improving the welfare of its workers.

    He added, “We have introduced a contributory health scheme for workers in the state and their families to have the cheapest health services.

    “I am happy that with your co-operation, today we have the best contributory health scheme in Nigeria.

    “We are also collaborating with the private organisations in the state to see how they can benefit from such schemes aimed at strengthening the policy.’’

    The governor also said that the state government had introduced a health trust fund where five per cent of the state’s Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) and one per cent from the earnings of local governments would be contributed.

    “And that will provide health services to our workers and the people of Kano State.’’

    Ganduje added that the state government would serve as a guarantor for civil servants working in the state who would be willing to access loan facilities from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

    He also said that his administration had introduced free and compulsory primary to secondary schools education.

    “Through that, our workers will not have to pinch from their salaries to pay school fees for their children.” he said.

    Ganduje said that one important thing done in the state was ensuring peace and stability, security for workers, the citizens and everybody.

    He said with that in place, the state would continue to be a place where everybody could flourish in harmony.

    Earlier, Mr Kabir Minjibir, the Chairman of Kano State chapter of the NLC, said the awardees were honoured for their hard work and adherence to the Civil Service rules.

    He said that the NLC found it necessary to honour not only civil servants who were dedicated and committed to their duties, but also workers from the private sector.

    “The NLC is giving certificates of excellence to those that deserved to be honoured while some of them will go home with cash gifts ranging from N50,000 to N100,000 each.” he said.

    Minjibir also lauded the Ganduje–led administration for effective security management in the state.

    He said that had brought about minimal cases of banditry, kidnapping and other criminal activities in the state.

    He also commended the governor for efficient management of the first and second waves of COVID-19 pandemic in the state.

    “The governor has been up-to-date in the payment of salaries and pensions in the state, despite the economic turbulence being experienced in the country until recently when the economic situation began to bite harder,” the chairman said.

    Minjibir, however, described the theme of the 2021 May Day celebration: ‘COVID-19 Pandemic, Social and Economic Crisis: Challenges for Decent Jobs and People’s Welfare”, as a symbol for continued struggle for the survival under the current economic hardship.

    The chairman charged workers to continue to put in their best while discharging their duties.

  • Ganduje inaugurates 25 power bikes for traffic control in Kano

    Ganduje inaugurates 25 power bikes for traffic control in Kano

    Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has inaugurated 25 power bikes procured by the Kano Road Traffic Agency (KAROTA) to control traffic.

    Inaugurating the power bikes on Sunday in Kano, Ganduje said the bikes would be used to ensure that road users comply with traffic regulations.

    He said the bikes would enable KAROTA personnel to move quickly to monitor traffic, trace violators and go around the city to fish out those smuggling illicit and substandard goods into the state.

    The governor urged KAROTA officials to redouble their efforts in controlling traffic and apprehending those who break traffic rules.

    He further urged them to ensure that those suspected to be carrying illegal items were traced and arrested.

    Ganduje commended KAROTA Managing Director, Baffa Dan’agundi, for the initiative.

    Dan’agundi had earlier stated that the agency bought the power bikes with the fund it saved from removing ghost workers from the pay list.

    “Sometimes, we see a lot of things happening on the road, we see criminals carrying items in their vehicles but there are no vehicles to quickly trace them to their destinations.

    “However, with these modern power bikes, we will be able to arrest more criminals,” Dan’agundi assured the governor.

  • Gov Ganduje to unveil Ahmed Musa at Kano Pillars

    Gov Ganduje to unveil Ahmed Musa at Kano Pillars

    Governor of Kano State, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje will be the one to unveil Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa at Kano Pillars.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Musa, out of contract, sensationally returned to Kano Pillars FC for the reminder of the 2020/21 Nigeria Professional Football League season (NPFL).

    Musa previously played for the Pride of Kano in 2009 when he ended the season as the top scorer in the NPFL with 18 goals before moving to VVV-Venlo in the Netherlands.

    According to a statement from the office of the chairman of Kano Pillars, Alhaji Surajo Shuaibu Jambul and signed by the media officer, Rilwanu Idris Malikawa, Governor Ganduje will unveil Musa before the commencement of the second stanza of the league.

    The statement revealed that the Sai Masu Gida have agreed to sign Musa until the end of the 2020/21 football season.

    Amongst the contractual agreement reached between Musa and Kano Pillars was that anytime the player got an offer, he would be released by the club.

    According to Malikawa, the club agreed to the deal after due consultations with the player and the League Management Company of Nigeria (LMC) that stood as a mediator to the deal.

    “Ahmad Musa is our own and Pillars FC will continue to support him anytime and anywhere he found himself,” Malikawa said.

    Kano Pillars are currently leading the log alongside Kwara United with 36 points each from 19 matches.

  • NAFDAC unravels cause of strange disease in Kano State

    NAFDAC unravels cause of strange disease in Kano State

    The National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has presented a preliminary result of clinical test it conducted of the substances that caused strange illnesses recently in the state.

    Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, NAFDAC Director General, presented the findings to Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje, on Wednesday in Kano.

    A statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Abba Anwar, said Adeyeye informed the governor that some of the five substances tested were poisonous.

    She also said two of the five substances were not registered and were brought into the country illegally.

    “Some of those substances are poisonous. When one takes them, he or she would find it very difficult to breath normally. That is close to death.”

    Adeyeye said that the Agency was investigating the matter with all seriousness and had placed the operation of two companies on hold.

    “There are six directorates on the issue, engaged in trying to define coherent and scientific explanation to it. The substances have Citric Acid.

    “We also went to two companies that have the registered substances with them, though their substances are registered, but we still put them on hold to avoid certain things, until after our examination,” she added.

    The director general assured that when the final result is out, they would present it to the state government.

    She commended the State Consumer Protection Council for its unrelenting commitment in fighting the marketing of poisonous substances, fake and counterfeit drugs in the state.

    Adeyeye revealed that agency would establish a Coordinated Wholesale Centre for drugs, and is uilding a state office and a well equipped laboratory in Kano.

    In his remarks, Gov. Ganduje assured that the state government would partner with NAFDAC to keep the state and the country safer and healthy.

    “We appreciate your effort in working hand in hand with us in taming this strange illness in the state.

    “For now the source of those substances are known to the authorities: while we arrested many consignments, we are still combing our markets thoroughly,” he said.

    Ganduje said he was happy that the process of examining the substances was hastened by NAFDAC.

    The governor disclosed that state government is building a drug market at the new Dangwauro Modern market, to sanitise the drug procurement system.

    “The drug market there is almost completed. We have put in place at the drug market, offices of NAFDAC, NDLEA, Customs and Excise, among other relevant agencies.

    “We will not relent in our effort to control the drug market in the state,” he said.

    The NAFDAC boss was accompanied by the agency’s Director of Enforcement and Kano State Coordinator, as well as former President of Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, Ahmed Ibrahim-Yakasai, among others.

    The director general also presented an Award of Excellence to the governor for his commitment to the war against drug abuse in the state.

  • Why we arrested Ganduje’s aide – DSS

    Why we arrested Ganduje’s aide – DSS

    The Department of State Services (DSS) says the arrest of Mallam Salihu Tanko-Yakassai, the Media Aide to Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State followed issues beyond the expression of opinion in social media.

    The Public Relations Officer of the Service, Dr Peter Afunanya made this known in a statement released on Sunday in Abuja, the federal capital territory (FCT).

    “This is to confirm that Salihu Tanko-Yakasai is with the DSS and he is being investigated over issues beyond the expression of opinions in the social media as wrongly alleged by sections of the public,’’ he stated.

    Recall that Gov. Ganduje on Saturday sacked the media adviser over alleged unguarded comments and utterances.

    He said Tanko-Yakassai failed to differentiate between personal opinion and official stand on matters of public concern.

    So, he said, he could not be allowed to continue to serve in a government he does not believe in.

  • Jubilation as deposed Emir Sanusi, wives return to northern Nigeria

    Jubilation as deposed Emir Sanusi, wives return to northern Nigeria

    The deposed Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II on Sunday departed Lagos State with his wives to Kaduna State amidst wild jubilation in what is his first visit to northern Nigeria after he was dethroned five months ago.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the deposed Emir departed Lagos with his aides and arrived in Kaduna, where he was received and welcomed by the State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai with a large number of followers.

    Sanusi told El-Rufai that he is grateful to have in him a friend he can always count on. He thanked the Governor for standing by him and assured that he will do his best as Vice Chairman of the Kaduna Investment Promotion Agency (KADIPA) and Chancellor of the Kaduna State University (KASU).

    Meanwhile, Governor El-Rufai, welcoming Sanusi, thanked him for making Kaduna the first place he is visiting since relocating to Lagos in March.

    Recall that Sanusi was sacked as Emir of Kano by Governor Abdullahi Ganduje on 9 March 2020. He had ascended the throne on 8 June 2014, following the death of his grand-uncle Ado Bayero.

    After his removal, Aminu Ado Bayero was named the 15th Emir of Kano from the Fulani Sullubawa clan. He ascended the throne on 9 March 2020, following the deposition of his nephew Muhammad Sanusi II.

    A close aide of Sanusi, Dr Suleiman Shinkafi said the former emir would be in Kaduna for a week to receive visitors who had wanted to come to see him.

    “Since his dethronement, many people have indicated their intentions to visit him in Lagos. But the monarch decided to relief them from the stress of travelling as far as Lagos,” he stressed.

    Shinkafi also said the monarch will visit Sokoto to greet the Sultan Muhammad Sa’ad before moving to Azare, Katagum where his late grandfather, Muhammad Sanusi l stayed when he was deposed by late Sardauna of Sokoto, Sir Ahmadu Bello.

    Sanusi, who arrived the Air Force base around 10.40 am, alighted from a private plane and was immediately followed by his wives.

    Some traditional title holders from Kano and Kaduna were at the Air Force base to welcome him.

    Immediately the monarch entered his waiting cream coloured Rolls Royce, he was conveyed to Government House where he met with the Governor.

    Sanusi’s last time in Kaduna was during the 60th birthday celebration of Governor El-Rufai.

  • Commissioner fired by Ganduje for celebrating Kyari’s death tests positive for COVID-19

    Commissioner fired by Ganduje for celebrating Kyari’s death tests positive for COVID-19

    A former Commissioner in Kano State, Muaz Magaji, fired by Governor Abdullahi Ganduje for celebrating the death of Abba Kyari has tested positive for Coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Muaz Magaji made this known using his Facebook profile on Thursday, saying the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) released the result this morning.

    “This morning my NCDC test is out…I have been confirmed Covid-19 positive…And have been moved to one of the state facilities…pray for us!,” the former commissioner wrote.

    Recall that Kyari, 67, a former chief of staff to President Muhammad Buhari, died last month from complications of COVID-19.

    However, Muaz Magaji took to his Facebook page to express delight over the passing of late Kyari, declaring that “Nigeria is free”.

    But hours after making the comments, Governor Ganduje relieved Muaz Magaji of his position as the Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure.

  • Kano anti-graft agency seals warehouses for allegedly hoarding food items

    Kano anti-graft agency seals warehouses for allegedly hoarding food items

    The Kano Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday sealed warehouses suspected to be hoarding food items and essential commodities in the state.

    The Chairman of the Commission, Mr Muhuyi Rimingado, in a statement on Wednesday in Kano, listed the commodities to include 19, 500 bags of flour and 5, 120 bags of sugar.

    Others are, 79, 645 cartons of spaghetti and 37, 000 cartons of pasta.

    Rimingado said that the items were seized at ‘Singer market’ sequel to a raid conducted by the operatives of the commission.

    The commission had earlier directed traders involved in unilateral hike in prices of food items to sell them at regulated prices or risk forfeiture.

    Rimingado said the commission also uncovered fraudulent activities by some traders, who wretched taking advantage of the lock down occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic to hoard and inflate prices of food and essential commodities.

    “Hoarding and unnecessary hike in prices of food items is capable of undermining government efforts to stem the pandemic and breach the security of the state.

    “This action (hoarding and unauthorised hike in prices of goods) is a crime, under the provisions of Regulation 11 (2) (3) and (4) of the Kano State Public Health (Infectious Disease) Regulations 2020.

    “The action is capable of undermining the security of the state to the fact that a lot of Islamic clerics (Ulama) have been making reference to it in their Ramadan fast lectures.

    “This is in accordance with Section 39 of the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti Corruption Law,’’ he said.

    Rimingado noted that sequel to the raid, the leadership of the traders associations and commission had agreed to peg the price of sugar at N16, 000 per 50kg bag.

    He said that the agreement entails giving a waiver to ”Singer market” during the lock down to be supplying essential commodities to neighbourhood markets, to deal with scarcity and control prices.

    While sealed stores would be allowed to dispose their goods and a supply channel be maintained from the manufacturers namely Dangote and Bua Groups to the retailers.

    Traders and markers were also expected to observe prevention protocols in their respective business premises during the approved transaction period.

    Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje had earlier expressed concern over hoarding and hike in prices of food commodities in the state.

    Ganduje lamented that dealers and traders of food and essential commodities in the state were selling at 100 per cent hike.

    The governor also confirmed at a briefing on COVID-19 on Saturday that two major manufacturers of essential commodities had informed him that they did not approve any price increase on their products.

  • BREAKING: Gov Ganduje appoints new Emir of Rano

    BREAKING: Gov Ganduje appoints new Emir of Rano

    Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje has appointed Alhaji Kabiru Muhammad Inuwa, Kaigaman Rano, Hakimin Kibiya, as the new Emir of Rano.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports appointment of the new Emir was announced on Tuesday, following the death of Dr Abubakar Tafida Ila II after a critical illness, suspected to be as a result of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection.

    Concerns have been heightened in the State over the rash of deaths, amid the coronavirus outbreak. In one alarming instance, 13 people died in one day. A government committee set up to probe the deaths is yet to submit a report.

    Meanwhile, following the death of Emir Ila, Alhaji Kabiru Muhammad Inuwa has been appointed to replace him by Governor Ganduje.

    Rano is one of the five emirates carved out of Kano Emirate last year by Ganduje.