The Kano State authorities on Tuesday, January 20, revealed particulars of the assembly between President Bola Tinubu and Governor Abba Yusuf.
The state authorities, in a press release signed by Sunusi Tofa, the Director Common of Media and Publicity for the Kano State Authorities Home, stated the governor, throughout the go to, offered priorities of his administration centred on safety, infrastructure and a stronger partnership with the Federal Authorities to President Tinubu.
Recall that Yusuf was on the Presidential Villa, Aso Rock, Abuja, on Monday, January 19, for a closed-door assembly with President Tinubu.
Wearing his signature white babaringa and fashionable Kwankwasiyya purple and white stripe cap, Yusuf’s go to sparked a long-standing hearsay of his doable defection from the New Nigeria Peoples Occasion (NNPP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Whereas a number of analysts claimed Yusuf’s go to was geared toward finalising his transfer to the APC, Tofa stated the assembly was used as a chance for him to formally temporary President Tinubu on the urgent challenges and alternatives for Kano State, significantly the worsening insecurity in some native authorities areas.
In accordance with Tofa, the governor additionally knowledgeable the president in regards to the current tragic killing of a housewife and her kids by her nephew, Umar Auwalu.
Yusuf additionally emphasised the necessity for decisive Federal Authorities help to strengthen safety operations and shield harmless residents.
He additionally highlighted the function of the Kano State Neighbourhood Watch Corps in complementing safety companies and referred to as for deeper collaboration with federal safety establishments.
“Governor Yusuf additionally mentioned Kano’s growth agenda, with particular give attention to mega infrastructure initiatives. He used the chance to thank the President for federal intervention on the Wujuwuju Street, describing it as a essential step to unlocking {economic} development and job creation.
“He sought the President’s help and cooperation to fast-track federal initiatives and guarantee Kano advantages maximally from federal programmes and investments,” Tofa famous.
He additionally acknowledged that the president assured the governor of FG’s dedication to associate with the state to make sure that insecurity is tackled decisively, whereas efforts shall be made to drive sustainable growth in Kano.