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Ganduje disagrees with Northern elders’ recall of Fulani

Ganduje disagrees with Northern elders’ recall of Fulani

July 22, 2019 12:12 am

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has described the recall of Northerners, especially the Fulani herders, from the southern part of the country as unpatriotic and retrogressive.

In the height of unrest between herders and farmers in the south, the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) and Coalition of Northern Forum (CNF) called Fulani herders to return to the North to curtail the killings.

Vehemently rejecting the position, Ganduje insisted that regardless of ethnic or religious inclination, Nigerians possess the right to reside in any part of the country, without fear of attack or molestation.

The governor spoke yesterday when he hosted …

Court stops Ganduje, agency’s action against Emir Sanusi

Court stops Ganduje, agency’s action against Emir Sanusi

June 19, 2019 12:48 am

A Federal High Court sitting in Kano on Tuesday granted an order restraining Kano State Governor, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje and the State Public Complaints and Anti Corruption Commission from acting on the preliminary report on alleged misappropriation of N3.4 billion by the Kano Emirate Council.

The order followed a suit filed on June 7, by Muhammad Mannir-Sanusi, Dan Buran Kano, seeking an order to restrain Ganduje, the Commission and the state Attorney General or their agents from acting on the preliminary report of the investigation.

Read Also: ₦3.4billion: Sanusi denies allegation by Kano State Govt.

Justice Obiara A. Egwuatu, issued …

Ganduje disagrees with Northern elders’ recall of Fulani

New Kano Emirates: I’m not aware of court order – Ganduje

May 11, 2019 8:47 am

Kano state government on Saturday declared that it is not aware of any Court order stopping it from issuing letters of appointment to the four Emirs of newly created Emirates in Kano.

The Nation reports that a Kano High Court sitting at Ungogo on Friday granted an order restraining governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje from implementing any action to legitimize the new emirates of Rano, Bichi, Gaya and Karaye.

It was reported that announcement were on local radio stations that the appointment letters to the new emirs will be issued on Saturday at Kofar Mata Indoor Sports Hall.

The presiding Judge, …

Court stops Ganduje from inaugurating new emirates

Court stops Ganduje from inaugurating new emirates

May 10, 2019 6:22 pm

A High Court sitting in Kano yesterday issued an order against the appointment of four new emirs in the ancient city.

The ruling, however, coincided with Governor Abdullahi Ganduje’s appointment of Aminu Ado Bayero, son of the late Emir of Kano Ado Bayero, and three others as new emirs.

Ruling in an ex parte motion dated May 10, 2019 and filed by Hon. Sule Gwarzo, Justice Nasiru Saminu restrained Ganduje, the Kano State House of Assembly and the Speaker, Clerk of the Assembly, the Attorney-General and the State from implementing the division of Kano into five emirates.

In an order …

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I am not against Sanusi, Ganduje clarifies

May 10, 2019 10:52 am

Kano State governor Abdullahi Ganduje said he has nothing against the Emir of Kano Muhammadu Sanusi II concerning the creation of new Emirates in the state.

“So, it is not vendetta, I am not against him. In fact, he is supposed to be reporting to the local government chairman according to the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,” the governor said in Abuja on Friday.

Ganduje Wednesday signed into law a newly passed bill on the appointment and deposition of emirs in the state.

The new law created four additional traditional institutions and emirate councils each with a substantive …

Ganduje sacks Permanent Secretaries

May 2, 2019 5:36 pm

All the permanent secretaries in Kano state civil service have been sacked with immediate effect by Governor Abdullahi Ganduje.

A statement signed by the Kano State Head of Service, Muhammad Awwal Na’iya on Thursday, said the action was in line with the present administration’s resolve to vigorously implement the reform initiatives embarked upon by the government.

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Ganduje disagrees with Northern elders’ recall of Fulani

Ganduje wins Kano governorship re-run election

March 24, 2019 2:16 pm

Incumbent governor of Kano State Umar Ganduje has won the supplementary election held in the state on Saturday.

Ganduje, the candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, polled a total of 45, 876 while his challenger Abba Yusuf of the People’s Democratic Party had 10, 231 votes.

Only 57, 777 voters were accredited for the election out of the possible 131, 073 registered voters, the returning officer for the election Professor Bello B. Shehu said.

The election was held in 207 polling units across 75 wards in 28 local government areas of the state.

Bello declared the first ballot held …

Ganduje disagrees with Northern elders’ recall of Fulani

Facts prove Ganduje wrong on 5 million votes to Jubril

February 10, 2019 12:14 am

The Governor of Kano state earlier promised to deliver five million votes to the Jubril, the impostor being paraded as Nigeria’s president, however facts gathered so far do not support the assertion made by the governor  who was caught on camera taking bribes in US dollars for awarding contracts.

Daily Trust reports:

With only one week to the elections, political parties and candidates are all out to out-do each other for the ultimate prize.  Part of the strategy is showcasing what they have done and making promises which are sometimes achievable and other times not.

For the 2019 elections, though …

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