Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf on Saturday reiterated his administration’s commitment to improve security and development in the state.
Yusuf stated this while receiving chairmen of three local government areas and APC “heavy weight” from different parts of the state who defected to the NNPP.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that among those who crossed to the ruling party were Chairman of Dawakin Tofa LGA, Alhaji Ado Tamba Kwa, along with the Vice Chairman, Yahaya Labour.
Others are Chairman of Nasarawa LGA, Auwal Aramposa and Chairman of Garin Malam LGA, Mudaisir Aliyu and others who included some councilors and advisers.
They were led by the Chairman of Dawakin Tofa Alhaji Ado
Tamba Kwa, who said they came to align with the governor and his deputy, Aminu Gwarzo, to move Kano State forward.
Yusuf said: “We are committed, with the support of our party, to deliver on this progress; we are going to continue with infrastructure expansion in all parts of the state.
He said the purpose of the government was to unite and develop the state.
“We have undertaken development projects across the state without discrimination.
“We are also going to encourage the LGAs to do similar interventions in their headquarters and other major settlements.
“We have to put all hands on deck, it doesn’t matter where you are coming from and who you worship, we all believe in one God and ethnicity, what matters is what you can contribute to our state.”
He said the people of Kano state deserved the best and assured that the government would spend the next three and half years to give it to them through qualitative leadership.“We are going to spend the years with your support and prayers, to improve security, unity of purpose and development of the state.
“We want to create a new set of future leaders for Kano State.
” We cannot achieve that until we unite and stop listening to ethnic and religious bigots who see everything through the lens of religion..
” Political differences and ethnicity don’t build road, do not provide education or health care, it is people working together with the unity of purpose.”
Yusuf assured the defectors that his government was for all and not for followers of a particular political party or ethnic group.
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