Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, on Friday led a delegation of political and traditional leaders from his state to meet President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Ganduje told journalists after the meeting that the delegation visited the President to show appreciation for the Federal Government’s developmental efforts in Kano.
“We are here in order to thank Mr President for the good governance in our country, Nigeria. And also we are here to thank him for the development of Kano State, especially in terms of infrastructure being provided,” he said.
“We are here also to thank him for the peaceful election that took place on the 21st of January 2020, for which APC won almost all the seats. Also, we have to thank Mr President for infrastructural facilities especially the gas pipeline that is starting from Ajaokuta to Kaduna to Kano, about 164 kilometres.
“We have to thank him for the total reconstruction of Kano-Kaduna-Abuja dual carriage road. We have to thank him for the heavy gauge rail-line from Kaduna to Kano and then from Kaduna to Niger Republic.”
The governor also thanked the Federal Government for giving approval for Emirate airline to fly Kano to Dubai, saying it would boost economic activities in the state.
Ganduje particularly commended President Buhari for restoring law and order in Kano, describing it as the most peaceful state in the country.
After receiving the delegation, President Buhari departed Abuja for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, ahead of the 33rd Ordinary Session of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU).
He is expected back in the country on February 12.
