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Special Advisers Forum Passes Vote of Confidence on Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf

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Comrade Baffa Sani Gaya while addressing the Press being flanked by other special advisers

<p><&excl;-- BEGIN THEIA POST SLIDER --><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"di89n6tf" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>The Special Advisers Forum of Kano State has unanimously passed a vote of confidence in Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf&comma; commending his visionary and people-centered leadership that has ushered in a new era of progress&comma; accountability&comma; and sustainable development across the state&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"ctfyGBAp" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>Speaking at the Kano NUJ Secretariat during a press briefing&comma; Comrade Baffa Sani Gaya&comma; Chairman of the forum&comma; declared the forum’s unwavering support for the governor&period; He described Yusuf’s administration as transformational&comma; inclusive&comma; and committed to the welfare of Kano citizens&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Since assuming office in May 2023&comma; His Excellency has shown relentless dedication to good governance&comma; transparency&comma; and social justice&period; His achievements across key sectors are a testament to his capable and compassionate leadership&comma;” Gaya told journalists&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Gaya highlighted the governor’s zero-tolerance approach to corruption&comma; which has led to sweeping public financial reforms&period; These include the implementation of a Treasury Single Account &lpar;TSA&rpar; across all Ministries&comma; Departments&comma; and Agencies &lpar;MDAs&rpar;&comma; blocking financial leakages&comma; and ensuring timely payment of salaries and pensions&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"7D6wutVZ" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block&semi; text-align&colon;center&semi;" &NewLine; data-ad-layout&equals;"in-article" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"fluid" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"6550225277"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Over ₦28 billion in outstanding gratuities and death benefits have been settled&comma; including severance and furniture allowances owed to local government councilors from previous administrations&comma;” Gaya noted&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad5" id&equals;"quads-ad5" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>He added that the automation of revenue systems and enhanced auditing have significantly improved Kano’s Internally Generated Revenue &lpar;IGR&rpar;&comma; restoring public trust in the state’s fiscal management&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The forum praised Governor Yusuf’s historic investment in education&comma; including the declaration of a state of emergency in the sector&period; Gaya revealed that the governor allocated over 29&percnt; of the state’s budget to education exceeding the UNESCO benchmark&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad1" id&equals;"quads-ad1" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The administration recruited 5&comma;634 teachers and 3&comma;866 facilitators&comma; renovated classrooms across all 484 wards&comma; and settled outstanding WAEC&comma; NECO&comma; and NBAIS fees for indigent students&comma;” Gaya said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He also cited the reopening of Kano State Polytechnic and the establishment of the College of Education and Advanced Studies in Ghari&comma; alongside the sponsorship of 1&comma;001 first-class graduates for overseas postgraduate studies&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Gaya outlined major strides in healthcare&comma; including the establishment of diphtheria and leprosy treatment centers&comma; solarization of pediatric hospitals and PHCs&comma; and recruitment of 210 medical officers and 36 house officers&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The government has deployed 14 ambulances across 14 zones and launched the Abba-Care scheme&comma; which provides free maternal healthcare and expanded insurance coverage&comma;” he added&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The forum acknowledged the revitalization of Kano’s agricultural sector through the recruitment of 1&comma;000 extension workers&comma; construction of 11 mini-earth dams&comma; and distribution of 543 trucks of fertilizer to over 100&comma;000 farmers&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;912&comma;079 livestock have been vaccinated&comma; and food palliatives were provided to 500&comma;000 households&period; Climate-smart equipment was distributed to 6&comma;000 smallholder farmers under KSADP&comma; APPEALS&comma; and SPIN projects&comma;” Gaya explained&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Governor Yusuf’s infrastructure drive was also lauded&comma; with ongoing construction of major flyovers&comma; interchanges&comma; and over 20 metropolitan roads&period; Gaya mentioned the revival of 5km dual carriage roads across all 44 LGAs and the implementation of solar street lighting and wireless traffic control systems&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;These projects have improved mobility&comma; safety&comma; and urban sustainability across Kano&comma;” he said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Gaya highlighted the administration’s economic initiatives&comma; including the revitalization of five garment industries&comma; a ₦5 billion SME loan scheme with the Bank of Industry&comma; and the attraction of &dollar;15 million in foreign investment in the energy sector&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Over 5&comma;200 women and youth are empowered monthly through capital support programs&period; The mass wedding program has benefited 1&comma;800 couples&comma; promoting dignity and family values&comma;” he added&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The forum commended the establishment of the Ministry of Internal Security and a Security Trust Fund&comma; as well as the passage of Nigeria’s first Public Health Security Bill&period; Special anti-phone snatching squads and neighborhood watch teams have also been formed to combat crime&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In conclusion&comma; Comrade Baffa Sani Gaya reaffirmed the forum’s full support for Governor Yusuf and endorsed him for a second term&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;His Excellency’s leadership has proven to be transformational and visionary&period; We proudly and unequivocally support his re-election bid to continue the development of Kano State&comma;” Gaya declared&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Those in attendance at the meeting are majority of Special advisers to Governor Yusuf like Jamilu Abbas&comma;Idris Salisu Rogo&comma;Umar Garba Durbunde among others<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- END THEIA POST SLIDER -->&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"autorelaxed" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"1004305389"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; 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