By Sunusi A. Kofar Na’isa
Yusuf Maitama Sule University (formerly Northwest) in Kano State has organized a one-day public lecture titled “Good Governance” which was held at the conference hall of the University on Thursday.
p at the occasion the state governor, Engr. Abba Kabir Yusuf said choosing the topic of the lecture “Good Governance” comes at a very material time when good governance is highly needed in the country.
The Governor, represented by the Commissioner for Higher Education, Dr. Yusuf Ibrahim Kofarmata, said the absence of good governance may pose society prone to risk of governance issues that are manifested in many forms such as perpetual insecurity, endemic poverty, high rate of unemployment and disregard for the rule of law, among others.
He called on the intellectuals and patriotic individuals to join hands together in a collective effort to face the coherent challenges.
“I must acknowledge that this event coincided with the Kano State government’s position in its campaign to solidify government and governance with transparent, accountable, fair, responsible, and responsive approaches,” the Governor said.
Engr. Abba Yusuf reiterated his government’s commitment to reforming the administration of the state with a view to improving the capacity, transparent, accountability, and responsiveness of the state-owned Institutions, adding that the government is working round the clock to improve the transparency in the political system and ultimately make politicians account to people.
The Governor added that his government is committed to providing qualitative education to the young ones, through the transformation of the Tertiary Institutions to be centers of innovation and technology incubation and a center for robust research.
Others are the restoration of policy for Sponsorship of the best graduates Indigenes to pursue higher degrees and the reopening of twenty-six entrepreneurial and skills acquisition institutes to the teeming youth in the state.
Moreover, he congratulated the organizers of the lecture and described it as timely, emphasizing that the government alone cannot effectively attain to economic, social, and political needs of everyone, implored well-meaning individuals and organizations to cooperate and put hands together with the present administration to achieve its effort of overhauling the system and make Institutions, State and nation better.
Earlier, the Vice-Chancellor of Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Prof. Mukhtari Atiku Kurawa, said the University resolved to organize the public lecture aimed at sensitizing the political class and the general public on their expected roles to play as both citizens and leaders of the society.
“As you are aware, one of the principles of democratic leadership is to provide good governance which would lead to reaping the dividends and fruits of democratic government popularly elected by people,” he said.
The Vice-Chancellor then appealed to the general public and philanthropists to contribute their quota in supporting the University in the area of Infrastructure, scholarships and endowments for the development of the institution.
During the occasion, the Emir of Kano was represented by Katikan Kano, Alhaji Habib Bello Dankade. Prof. Salisu Shehu presented a paper on good governance from an Islamic perspective, while Prof. Kamilu Sani Fagge presented another on “Good governance in Nigeria”.
The lecture was chaired by Malam Abba Dabo and the program is highly attended by important personalities, comprising members of academia, political and traditional leaders, and students, among others.
