Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has been named best Nigerian Governor of the Year 2024 on Educational Development by the prestigious New Telegraph Newspapers in Lagos.
Presenting the Award to Governor Yusuf, the Former Abia State Governor Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu who is the Publisher of the New Telegraph Newspapers alongside the Former Governor of Edo State, Comrade Sen. Adams Oshumole, Governor Yusuf was full of admiration and happiness.
A statement issued by the Governor’s spokesperson Mr. Sanusi Bature revealed that the award program which was graced by the Managing Director of the NNPP, Mele Kyari, and other highly placed dignitaries showcased Governor Yusuf’s high commitments to the Development of Education and his unflinching support to the growth of the sector.
Governor Yusuf who was represented by his Special Adviser on State Affairs, Usman Bala a Former Head of Service in the State, the State Commissioner for Information, Comrade Ibrahim Waiya, and other high Government dignitaries, expressed deep happiness on the award.
He also expressed his commitment to continue to give the Education sector more attention and support to achieve the most desired education reforms championed by his government.
Governor Yusuf was selected alongside seven Nigerian governors of Ekiti, Sokoto, Lagos, Ondo, Ogun, Borno, Delta, and Osun States.
The Governor of Kano state was selected based on his administration’s commitments to education reforms including the declaration of a state of emergency on education, sponsorship of 1, 001 post-graduate abroad, recruitment of teachers, provision of classrooms, instructional materials, desks, and chairs, and allocation of 29.5 and 31 percent of the total budget for 2024 and 2025 respectively.
The governor’s representatives included the Commissioner for Information, Ibrahim Waiya, the Special Adviser for State Affairs, Usman Bala mni, the Director General of Protocol, Abdullahi Rogo, and Sanusi Bature, the Director General of Media and Publicity.
Others are Commissioner of Culture and Tourism Aisha Lawan Saji, Special Adviser on Civil Service matters Suleiman Wali Sani mni, Special Adviser on education Tajuddeen Gambo, Managing Director of KASCO Dr. Kabiru Sani, MD Tourism Tukur Bala Sagagi, MD Abubakar Rimi Market Abdul Hussain among others.
