Kano@50: Ganduje rates Kwankwaso second to Rimi

Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State has rated his predecessor, Dr Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso, as the second performing civilian governor of Kano State after the late Alhaji Muhammadu Abubakar Rimi.

Speaking at a popular radio programme, Barka da Hantsi, aired by the Freedom Radio, yesterday, Ganduje categorised performance rating into civilian governors and military administrators.

He rated ex- Gov. Abubakar Rimi of blessed memory as the first performing civilian governor the state ever had, and late Alhaji Audu Bako as the best performing military administrator of the state since its creation in May 1967.

“Late Audu Bako is rated best among the administrators that ruled Kano because he performed wonderfully, especially in the areas of agriculture and infrastructure. He constructed many dams across the state for irrigation farming and executed various infrastructural projects during his time.

“I personally rate Rimi as best performing civilian governor for his track record in the areas of education, rural development and media. He was the governor that established The Triumph newspaper and the present Abubakar Rimi Television (ARTV ). In fact, Rimi built on from where late Audu Bako stopped.

“Kwankwaso came second because he also performed wonderfully, especially during our second tenure. After we returned in 2011, we were able to correct our past mistakes, strategised and executed various projects for the people of Kano. It was during his second tenure that Kano got Kofar Nassarawa Bridge, Kabuga and Gadon-Kaya underpass bridges. He also laid the foundation of the first Kano Independent Power Project, among other projects,” Ganduje said.

Ganduje, however, explained that all other governors and military administrators had also contributed their quota towards the development of the state.