Kano State government has reacted to media reports that Governor Abdullahi Ganduje and his predecessor, Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso were at loggerheads over some projects and policies of the immediate past administration.
In a statement yesterday by Malam Baba Halilu Dantiye, Dantiye’s aide on media and communications, he said it was wrong for anyone to make such conclusion, insisting that the current administration was determined to continue with the vision and mission of the Kwankwassiyya Movement.
He said there was a calculated attempt by some unscrupulous elements to pitch the present administration against the immediate past administration of which Ganduje was part and parcel of as the former Deputy Governor and Commissioner of Local Governments.
“This government is a continuation of the Kwankwaso administration as Governor Ganduje was part of all the decisions that were taken, including the sponsorship of our students to foreign universities,” he said.
He said the governor never said the state government cannot sustain the overseas scholarships given to several Kano students by the immediate past administration in the state.
“The governor spoke on this issue during the launching of the state Free Eye Care Programme at Sir Sunusi Hospital here in Kano.
“His Excellency made it clear that the government is keen in ensuring that they complete their studies so that they fill the vacuum in certain critical areas of the economy, especially the health sector of the state.
“The state government will do its best to ensure that the students pursuing different undergraduate and post graduate courses in several countries continue their academic pursuit unhindered.
“The Ganduje administration intends to place more emphasis on technical and vocational courses so as to build their capacities for self employment and economic progression.
“We understand that unemployment is a major problem in our society and one of the best ways to tackle it is to help build the skills of our youths so that they would not have to wait for non-existent white collar jobs”.
Malam Dantiye said the state government would also maintain the local scholarship scheme for its students, explaining that the aim was to make the state a knowledge driven society that would be a model in the country.
“In this regard the government will continue to support the Kano State University of Science and Technology, Wudil and complete the permanent site of the North West University,” the statement concluded.
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