Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has inaugurated a 14-member committee to draft the blueprint for his 2027 governorship campaign, with a mandate to review the implementation of the 2023 blueprint titled My Commitment for Kano and produce Blueprint 2.0 to guide the administration’s policy direction for a second term.
This was contained in a statement issued by the Governor’s Spokesman, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, on Friday.
The committee will work under the close supervision of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf and his Deputy His Excellency, Alhaji Murtala Sule Garo, while Dr. Aminu Magashi Garba is appointed to serve as chairman of the committee, with Dr. Yusuf Ya’u Gambo, Executive Chairman, Strategic Governance and Policy Coordination as Secretary.
The committee comprises:
1. Dr. Aminu Magashi Garba – Chairman
2. Dr. Ibrahim Musa – Special Adviser, Health Services and Personal Physician to the Executive Governor.
3. Mallam Haladu Muhammad – Technical Adviser, Education Reform.
4. Hon. Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa – Director General, Media and Publicity.
5. Muhammad Nazir Halliru – Director General, Kano State Investment Promotion Agency (Kan-Invest).
6. Nana Asma’u Jibrin – Director General, Research and Documentation.
7. Dr. Bashir Abdu Muzakkar – Director General, Kano State Information Technology Development Agency (KASITDA).
8. Dr. Farouk Kurawa – Managing Director, Kano Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (KNARDA).
9. Kabiru Sani Yakubu – Managing Director, Kano Agricultural Supply Company (KASCO).
10. Dr. Yusuf Ya’u Gambo – Executive Chairman, Strategic Governance and Policy Coordination (Secretary).
11. Dr. Abdulhadi Zubairu Chula – Executive Chairman, Ajingi Local Government Council.
12. Engr. Yesmin Mukhtar – Senior Special Assistant on Women Education.
13. Dr. Halima Umar Sani – Bayero University.
14. Dr. Kabiru Shehu.
15. Barr. Musa Lawan Abdullahi.
16. Dr. Nasiru Alasan Kabo.
17. Dr. Kabiru Ibrahim Getso.
The committee is mandated to review the implementation of the 2023 blueprint, My Commitment for Kano, identify areas yet to be fully implemented and incorporate them into Blueprint 2.0. It will also articulate Governor Yusuf’s priorities and strategic vision for a second term from 2027 to 2031.
The committee is further expected to engage stakeholders from both state and non-state sectors to generate innovative ideas and policy recommendations that will produce a comprehensive, inclusive and people-driven blueprint capable of consolidating the gains of the present administration and accelerating Kano State’s development.
