February 21, (THEWILL) – Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has been named Nigeria’s Best Governor of the Year 2024 in Educational Development by the New Telegraph Newspapers.
The award was presented in Lagos by the newspaper’s publisher and former Abia State Governor, Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu, alongside former Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole.
According to a statement by the Governor’s spokesperson, Sanusi Bature, the event, attended by top dignitaries including the Group CEO of the NNPC, Mele Kyari, highlighted Governor Yusuf’s unwavering commitment to education and his administration’s drive for sectoral transformation.
Represented by his Special Adviser on State Affairs, Usman Bala, a former Head of Service, and the State Commissioner for Information, Ibrahim Waiya, the governor expressed gratitude for the recognition.
He reiterated his administration’s dedication to prioritizing education and implementing key reforms to strengthen the sector.
Yusuf was among eight governors selected for the honour, including the governors of Ekiti, Sokoto, Lagos, Ondo, Ogun, Borno, Delta, and Osun states. His selection was based on his administration’s education-focused policies, including the declaration of a state of emergency on education, sponsorship of 1,001 postgraduate students abroad, recruitment of teachers, provision of classrooms, instructional materials, desks, and chairs, as well as allocating 29.5% and 31% of the total budget to education for 2024 and 2025, respectively.
The Kano State delegation at the event included the Commissioner for Information, Ibrahim Waiya; Special Adviser on State Affairs, Usman Bala; Director-General of Protocol, Abdullahi Rogo; and Director-General of Media and Publicity, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa.
Abdullahi Yusuf is a seasoned journalist, communicator and was previously the Deputy Editor-In-Chief and Zonal Manager, News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, Jos, where he retired on December 15, 2021
