Abdullahi Ganduje, Governor of Kano State, has presented the 2023 transition report to Abba Kabir Yusuf, also known as Abba Gida-Gida, the newly elected and incoming Governor.
Remember that the outgoing Governor previously stated that only God knows which party he will hand over power to on May 29.
Ganduje stated this during the commissioning of a road project in the state.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Abba Gida-Gida, the candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), as the March 18 governorship election winner in Kano state and issued him a Certificate of Return months ago.
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) challenged the election results and sued INEC and the NNPP for declaring the NNPP governorship candidate as the governor-elect.
Ganduje expressed uncertainty about who to transmit power to in April, just days after the Kano State Executive Council established a 17-member Transition Committee for the transfer of power to the incoming administration.
He said;
It’s normal for a government to inherit projects.
We inherited some and completed them, and as a government, we are leaving some projects for the incoming administration. Only God knows to which government I will transmit power, whether APC or NNPP.
Many people in the state were taken aback by the outgoing Governor’s remark. During a brief meeting at the Kano Government House Ante Chamber Hall on Wednesday, Ganduje, who was represented by the state government’s secretary, Alhaji Usman Alhaji, reiterated his commitment to ensuring a smooth transition.
He urged the incoming administration to study the transition report and provide feedback as needed, and he praised the members of the outgoing administration for producing three volumes of the report that covered all sectors of the state.
In his remarks, Abba Gida-Gida, represented by Dr Abdullahi Baffa Bichi, Chairman of the NNPP Gubernatorial Transition Committee, stated that his committee would report to the incoming governor and provide any observations, if any.
At this time, we have just 105 hours to formal handover and takeover of government in Kano state, as such we are committed to a hitch-free transition in the interest of Kano and its people, Daily Trust quoted the Governor-elect transition committee chair saying.
A statement issued by Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, the Chief Press Secretary to the Kano State Governor-elect, noted that details of the inauguration ceremony would be made available to the public after certain agreements are reached between the outgoing and incoming governments.