2027 election: Kano women endorse Abba for second term

The Kano Women Vanguard for Good Governance (KWVGG) has endorsed Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf for a second term, citing what it described as the administration’s transformative investments in infrastructure, education, healthcare, water supply, women’s empowerment and other critical sectors across the state.

The group said the scale of projects executed or initiated since 2023 reflected a broad development agenda, with interventions spanning Kano metropolis and the state’s 44 local government areas.

According to data reviewed by the organisation, the administration has executed or initiated 1,493 projects, comprising 799 completed and 694 ongoing projects.

In a statement by its chairperson on Sunday by Hajiya Hadiza Abubakar, KWVGG said the figures demonstrate the breadth of the administration’s Kano First Agenda, while urging the government to maintain transparency, accountability and quality in the implementation of ongoing projects.

The organisation highlighted the Dan Agundi Interchange, Tal’udu Cloverleaf Flyover, Katsina Road expansion and the revival of 5km road projects across the 44 local government areas as major infrastructure interventions.

Abubakar said: “Development is not measured by the number of projects announced alone, but by the quality of projects completed and the difference they make in the lives of citizens.

“We therefore encourage the government to sustain the momentum while strengthening transparency and accountability in implementation.”

The massive road projects, according to the document reviewed by KWVGG, is valued at multi-billion naira, including 5km dual-carriageway projects across the 38 local government areas.

The group said the rural road projects could improve connectivity between farming communities and urban markets, while the metropolitan projects are aimed at addressing traffic congestion and improving urban mobility.

The government has also embarked on major housing interventions, including the Rijiyar Gwangwan Housing Scheme, among many other interventions across the nooks and crannies of the state.

KWVGG also praised the administration’s intervention in the education sector as the state government declared a state of emergency on education and embarked on the distribution of desks, uniforms, textbooks and other learning materials.

The document also records the sponsorship of 1,001 students to universities abroad, alongside investment in classroom construction and rehabilitation.

The organisation said investment in education was particularly important because the quality of human capital ultimately determines the long-term development prospects of Kano state.

The group used the opportunity to praise the reported rehabilitation and upgrading of 311 hospitals and healthcare facilities across the state.

It also highlighted the reconstruction of several general hospitals, Asiya Bayero Pediatric Hospital, Nuhu Bamalli Hospital, Emergency Section of Murtala Mohammed Hospital and the approval of multi-billion naira for the expansion of Primary Healthcare Board facilities.

The government, it noted, also partnered with UNICEF and eHealth Africa to solarise 28 rural primary healthcare centres, according to the supplied information, with the intervention intended to support vaccine cold-chain storage and maternal healthcare services.

KWVGG said the rehabilitation of major water infrastructure was another important component of the administration’s programme with the Challawa and Tamburawa water treatment plants undergoing rehabilitation.

The combined facilities are expected to restore output of more than 200 million litres per day.

As a women-focused organisation, KWVGG welcomed the reported disbursement of ₦50,000 each to about 7,000 women drawn from the 44 local government areas.

The organisation urged the government to strengthen monitoring of such programmes to ensure that beneficiaries receive the intended support and that empowerment interventions produce sustainable economic benefits.

The group noted that the Kano State Government under Kano First Agenda of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf deserves a second term to consolidate and ensure that projects already commenced are completed to specification.