Abba Yusuf: I’m Not on vengeful Mission… Critics Should Wait Till My Tenure Ends

Engr. Abba Kabir Yusuf, Kano state governor, has insisted that he is not on any vendetta mission following his demolition policies.

According to him, his policies of retrieving government properties is a sincere project geared towards developing Kano state.

Governor Yusuf had ordered the demolition of structures built and approved by the former administration of Abdullahi Ganduje.

Yusuf claimed that the buildings were illegal, adding that public properties were given to some “sacred cows” in the immediate past administration.

Some of the structures demolished so far include A roundabout structure near the government house, a three-storey building with 90 shops located at Nasarawa GRA, shops built by the fence of Sani Abacha Stadium at Kofar Mata, and buildings by GGSS Dukawuya, Goron Dutse.

Yusuf said critics should keep records of his work and judge him after he has finished his tenure.

He said his administration would promote and support health care, education, and agriculture.

In a statement by his spokesperson, Hisham Habib, Yusuf added that it is not proper for anyone in power to take public property and convert it for personal use.

The governor had also made a similar statement when Aminu Ado Bayero, the Emir of Kano, visited him at the government house on June 30.

He said he has no regret in ordering the demolition of structures across the state, adding that “it is in the interest of the good people of Kano.”