Member representing Kiru/Bebeji Federal Constituency of Kano State, Abdulmumin Jibrin, has said President Bola Tinubu has performed excellently and rewarded Kano with more than 40 key political appointments in the federal government.

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Jibrin argued that the appointments demonstrate the President’s commitment to the state and provide a strong reason for Kano people to support him.

The lawmaker said this while speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday.

“He (Tinubu) has done excellently well, and you know what, he has given Kano over 40, underline the word, 40 political appointments, key appointments in the federal government. Why will Kano people not vote him?” he stated.

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PUNCH Online reports that Tinubu has, over the years, appointed prominent Kano indigenes to key federal positions, including Mariya Bunkure as Minister of State for the FCT, Yusuf Abdullahi Ata as Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Abdullahi Ganduje as FAAN board chairman, and Nasiru Gawuna as Federal Mortgage Bank chairman.

However, the claim of over 40 such key appointments cannot be independently confirmed from publicly available records.

When pressed on how the administration would address the concerns of ordinary citizens — the talakawa — who continue to face hardship, hunger and economic pressure despite campaign promises of gains, Jibrin maintained that communication gaps had previously hindered public appreciation of government efforts.

He cited the completion of the Bichi railway station and activities at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital as examples of projects and services he said residents were becoming more aware of.

“I told you the last time when I was having a gathering, that people were shocked to hear that the Bichi station has been completed, they are shocked to hear the volume of occupants that were in Aminu Kanu teaching hospital, because they had not been told, because somebody is going to the hospital, getting things done free and coming back home, but he doesn’t know, and someone is telling him someone else is doing it,” he said.

Jibrin also praised the Kano State Government for its infrastructure projects, particularly rural roads.

📰 Source: Punch Nigeria