2027: Gov Yusuf Inaugurates Committee To Draft Campaign Blueprint

July 10 () — Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has inaugurated a 17-member committee to draft the blueprint for his 2027 governorship campaign.

Chaired by Dr Aminu Garba Magashi, the Committee has the 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 is contained in a statement issued by the Governor’s Spokesman, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, on Friday.

Dawakin Tofa said the committee will work under the close supervision of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf and his Deputy, 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 also comprises Dr Ibrahim Musa – Special Adviser, Health Services and Personal Physician to the Executive Governor, Mallam Haladu Muhammad – Technical Adviser, Education Reform, Hon. Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa – Director General, Media and Publicity, Muhammad Nazir Halliru – Director General, Kano State Investment Promotion Agency (Kan-Invest), Nana Asma’u Jibrin – Director General, Research and Documentation, Dr Bashir Abdu Muzakkar – Director General, Kano State Information Technology Development Agency (KASITDA) and Dr Farouk Kurawa – Managing Director, Kano Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (KNARDA) and Kabiru Sani Yakubu – Managing Director, Kano Agricultural Supply Company (KASCO).

Others are Dr Yusuf Ya’u Gambo – Executive Chairman, Strategic Governance and Policy Coordination (Secretary), Dr Abdulhadi Zubairu Chula – Executive Chairman, Ajingi Local Government Council, Engr. Yesmin Mukhtar – Senior Special Assistant on Women’s Education, Dr Halima Umar Sani – Bayero University, Dr Kabiru Shehu, Barr. Musa Lawan Abdullahi, Dr Nasiru Alasan Kabo, and Dr Kabiru Ibrahim Getso.

According to the statement, 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 mandated 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.