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EXCLUSIVE: President Tinubu May Compensate Gawuna, Urges Kano APC to Reposition Itself

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In a twist of events following the Supreme Court judgment that affirmed the victory of Kano state Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, on January 12, 2024, the political atmosphere in Kano has changed.

On Thursday, January 18, the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress and the immediate past Governor of Kano state, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, led a delegation of APC stakeholders in Kano to the Presidential villa and entered into a closed-door meeting with President Bola Ahmad Tinubu.

Those sighted in the photograph after the President’s meeting with the Kano APC leadership are the National Chairman of the APC, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, Kano APC Governorship candidate in the 2023 General elections Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna, and his Deputy Gubernatorial candidate Murtala Sule Garo. Two state ministers from Kano, Abdullahi Tijjani Gwarzo and Dr Mariya Mahmud Bunkure, and Kano APC chairman Abdullahi Abbas were also present. Others included Deputy Senate President Barau I Jibrin, representative Abubakar Bichi, and the last son of the APC national chairman, Muhammad Abdullahi Umar Ganduje.

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An impeccable source from the APC circle told NIGERIAN TRACKER that when the Kano APC bigwigs met President Tinubu, he commended them for their efforts in contributing to the success of the APC. Regarding the issue of the party and its fortune in Kano, the source said President Tinubu urged the party leadership to go and reinvigorate the party in Kano by repositioning itself so that it will regain its lost glory.

Concerning the issue of the Supreme Court judgment that affirmed Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, the source told NIGERIAN TRACKER that the President told the APC leadership that he has never interfered with the Supreme Court Judgement supporting either of the party’s.

On the political fate of the APC Governorship ticket, Alhaji Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna, the Governorship candidate, and his Deputy Murtala Sule Garo, the President told them that he will see what he can do in compensating them, but he did not exactly say when he is going to do it.

The president further told them he has no negotiations with anybody or political group regarding the affirmation of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf as the Governor of Kano state by the court of appeal.

On March 18th, 2023, the New Nigeria People’s Party governorship candidate Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf defeated Alhaji Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna of APC. Abba Kabir Yusuf polled 1 million nineteen thousand votes against Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna’s 890 thousand votes.

However, the APC went to the tribunal even after its Governorship candidate Gawuna congratulated Abba Kabir Yusuf of NNPP. On September 20, 2023, the tribunal sitting in Kano nullified Governor Abba’s election on the ground of invalid 165 thousand votes and urged INEC to issue a certificate of return to Gawuna.

Dissatisfied with the judgment, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf went to the appellate court, which affirmed the previous judgment of the tribunal on November 17th. Again dissatisfied with the appellate court’s judgment, Governor Yusuf approached the supreme court, and on January 12, 2024, it quashed the judgment of the lower courts and affirmed Abba Kabir Yusuf as the duly elected Governor of Kano state.

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Kano State Hosts 8th Annual Audit Forum to Enhance Transparency and Accountability

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The 8th Annual Audit Forum, organized by the Office of the Auditor General of Kano State, was held recently, focusing on strengthening transparency and accountability in public financial management. .

Isma’ila Musa, the Auditor General of Kano State, welcomed the participants and highlighted the constitutional and legal mandates that guide the auditing process. “Sections 125(2) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) and 36(i) of the Kano State Audit Law, 2021 (as amended) mandate the Office of the Auditor General to audit the accounts and financial statements of the State Government and all Offices and Courts,” he stated.

Musa expressed immense gratitude to His Excellency, Engineer Abba Kabir Yusuf, the Governor of Kano State, for his support in making the event possible. “It is very important to note that a strengthened fiscal transparency will help build trust in governance,” he emphasized. He added that the Audit Forum is a reform intended to reduce opportunities for corruption and abuse of public resources, thereby increasing the efficiency of public expenditures.

The Auditor General also acknowledged the contributions of various officials, including the Hon. Commissioner Ministry of Planning and Budget, the Accountant General, the Executive Chairman of Kano Internal Revenue Services, and former Auditors General, among others. “My sincere appreciation to all the invitees here present for honoring our invitation. I wish us a successful 8th Kano State Annual Audit Forum,” Musa concluded.

In his remarks, the Chairman of the House Committee on Public Accounts, Honorable Tukur Fagge, praised the exercise for its potential to enhance resource management and ensure the success of the tasks at hand. “This exercise will enhance resources management and will realize the success of the task,” Fagge stated.

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Sarkin Shanon Kano, Shehu Muhammad Dankadai, who served as the royal father of the day, also graced the event, adding to the significance of the occasion.

The forum underscored the commitment of the Kano State Government to upholding transparency and accountability, reflecting the administration’s dedication to effective and efficient service delivery.

 

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Breaking: Former Secretary of Federal Electoral Commission, FEDECO, Ahmadu Kurfi Passes On at 93

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A former secretary of the Federal Electoral Commission, Alhaji Ahmadu Kurfi, has passed away.

A family source, Jafar Yakubu, informed NIGERIAN TRACKER about the death of the pioneer secretary of the Federal Electoral Commission, who supervised the 1979 general election.

 

Jafar Yakubu said Alhaji Ahmadu Kurfi died at the age of 93 and his Janaza funeral prayers will take place by 2:30 PM at Kurfi in KATSINA state .

 

Dr. Amadu Kurfi, OFR, was born in 1931. He was a former chairman of the then Marketing Board, former Federal Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Defence, and the first person to acquire a BSc degree in the whole of Katsina State, at University College London in 1957.

 

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President Tinubu Sacks UNIZIK Vice-Chancellor, Registrar

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The governing council of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University has been dissolved by President Bola Tinubu.

The president dissolved the council and approved the removal of the institution’s vice-chancellor Bernard Odoh and the university registrar, Rosemary Nwokike.

A statement by Bayo Onanuga, the special adviser to the president on information and strategy said the action by Tinubu follows allegations of procedural violations in the appointment of the Vice-Chancellor.

He also said that the council led by Greg Ozumba Mbadiwe and including five other members—Hafiz Oladejo, Augustine Onyedebelu, Engr. Amioleran Osahon, and Rtd. Gen. Funsho Oyeneyin was accused of bypassing due process to appoint an unqualified candidate, prompting federal intervention.

Onanuga said, “The sacking of the governing council and officials followed reports that the council illegally appointed an unqualified vice-chancellor without following due process.

He added that following the controversial appointment, the Federal Government stepped in to address the rivalry between the university’s Senate and the governing council of the institution.

“The government expressed concern over the council’s apparent disregard for the university’s governing laws in its selection process”, Onanuga added.

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