Governor urges peaceful coexistence, donates N20m for Christmas celebrations
Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has extended warm felicitations to Christians in the state as they celebrate the 2024 Christmas season.
In a message released on Wednesday, Yusuf expressed joy and gratitude alongside the Christian community for the divine mercies that have allowed them to witness another festive period.
Speaking through his spokesperson, Sanusi Dawakin-Tofa, the governor urged Christians to embrace mutual respect and peaceful coexistence as they celebrate.
“As you relish the season, I urge you to embrace the spirit of mutual respect and peaceful coexistence,” Yusuf said.
The governor stressed the importance of unity, love, and brotherhood, stressing that Nigeria’s progress hinges on fostering harmony across diverse communities.
“There is a need to strengthen the spirit of brotherhood, foster unity, and stimulate love in spite of diversities, as that’s the only driving force to progress in the country,” he said.
He called on all residents to reflect on the virtues of humanity, love, honesty, kindness, and forgiveness — principles championed by Jesus Christ—and to internalise the lessons of the season.
“Let us reflect on the enduring spirit of humanity, love, honesty, kindness, and forgiveness that Jesus Christ preached and inculcated,” the governor urged.
Reaffirming his administration’s commitment to fulfilling campaign promises, the governor highlighted ongoing efforts to improve social services and infrastructure across the state.
“My administration remains committed to the fulfilment of all campaign promises, focusing on the provision of social and infrastructure development to improve the living conditions of our people,” Yusuf stated.
He reiterated his dedication to revitalising Kano’s education sector, noting significant strides in reversing infrastructure decay and strengthening workforce capacity under the declared state of emergency on education.
“The deplorable state of infrastructure in education is being reversed, and manpower is being strengthened. The sector will continue to attract priority attention,” he assured.
Health, he said, also remains a top priority, with the reactivation of routine immunisation programmes and maternal health services.
He announced the revitalisation of Multiple Micronutrients Supplements centres to combat malnutrition and improve the well-being of Kano’s population.
“We have reactivated routine immunisation and resuscitated maternal health and Multiple Micronutrients Supplements centres to reduce the ugly trend of malnutrition in the state,” Yusuf said.
He urged residents to continue supporting the New Nigerian Peoples Party administration and refrain from actions that could jeopardise peace and security.
“I urge all residents to support our administration and refrain from any activities that could provoke unrest or threaten security,” he said.
He vowed to confront any threats posed by disruptive elements, assuring that his government, in collaboration with security agencies, will decisively tackle any attempts to undermine the state’s stability.
“Our government will work with all security agencies to deal ruthlessly with any group or individual plotting to test the strength of this administration,” the governor warned.
In the spirit of the season, Governor Yusuf donated N20 million to selected Christian groups to support their Christmas celebrations across Kano.
“The governor also donated the sum of N20 million to selected Christian groups for the celebration of the 2024 Christmas in Kano,” the statement added.
