Jubilation in Kano as Governor Ganduje declares free, compulsory education

Kano state governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, on Wednesday, May 29, declared free primary and secondary education for school age children in the state.‎

He made the declaration in his acceptance speech, shortly after being sworn in as Kano State Governor for second term in Kano.

He promised free and compulsory basic education for all schoolage children in Kano. According to him, tertiary education for Kano indigenes will also be subsidised, as government consolidates on the achievements so far recorded in healthcare delivery.

Ganduje said he would establish new company known as “Kano State Small Town Water Supply Agency” to carter for the water needs of communities in rural areas.

He also promised to boost agriculture and reiterated his administration’s policy of zero tolerance to corruption.

The governor was sworn in by the Chief Judge of Kano state, Justice Nuradeen Sagir Umar, alongside his deputy, Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna.

The inauguration was witnessed by prominent personalities, including National Assembly members-elect from the state, top government officials, as well as traditional rulers and members of the business community.

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that the Code of Conduct Bureau in Kano state reminded all outgoing elected and appointed political office holders declare their assets in line with the provision of the law or face the wrath of the law.

The CCB state director, Umar Saulawa, gave the order in a statement he signed in Kano on Tuesday, May 28.

According to him, the Bureau would not hesitate to take all the necessary actions against any public officer who violated the order.

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