President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated the Governor of Kano State, Abba Kabir Yusuf, on his 63rd birthday, praising his management type and dedication to people-centred governance.
In a goodwill message issued on Sunday, the President described Governor Yusuf as a public servant of integrity, modesty and humility, noting that these attributes have mirrored strongly in his administration since assuming workplace.
The message was signed by Bayo Onanuga, the President’s Particular Adviser on Info and Technique, and dated January 4, 2026.
Governor Yusuf, who was elected in 2023 on the platform of the New Nigeria Peoples Occasion (NNPP), beforehand served as Commissioner for Works, Housing and Transport between 2011 and 2015 underneath the administration of Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso. President Tinubu mentioned the governor’s expertise in managing key portfolios has translated into seen progress in Kano State.
The President noticed that Yusuf’s administration has sustained Kano’s fame as a stronghold of progressive politics in Northern Nigeria, with insurance policies that emphasise grassroots growth and the welfare of the talakawa, within the custom of the late Mallam Aminu Kano.
In response to Tinubu, the governor has initiated wide-ranging infrastructural initiatives, together with city renewal programmes, the development of bridges and highway networks, in addition to the five-kilometre highway initiatives in every of the state’s native authorities areas.
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The President additionally counseled Yusuf’s declaration of a state of emergency within the schooling sector, noting that the intervention has contributed to improved scholar efficiency in latest Nationwide Examinations Council (NECO) examinations.
President Tinubu wished the Kano State governor good well being, lengthy life and continued success in his efforts to ship transformative management to the individuals of the state.
