Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano state has assured President Bola Tinubu that the people of the state will come out en mass to vote for him in the forthcoming 2027 general election.
The governor gave the assurance at the inauguration of 118-kilometre first lot of the Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano Expressway, held at Tamburawa, Dawakin-Kudu Government Area of the state on Wednesday.
The governor said Kano people would massively vote for Mr Tinubu because they have seen the developmental projects brought by the President.
According to Mr Yusuf, since joining the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Mr Tinubu had approved projects worth over N9 trillion to Kano, outlining the significance of his decision to join the party.
Mr Yusuf however appealed to the federal government to complete.the ongoing road projects in the state, assuring the president that Kano is secured for him during the forthcoming election.
In his remat, the Minister of Works, David Umahi said that the federal government, under the leadership of Mr Tinubu had completed nearly 400 kilometer-long road projects so far in the northwestern region of the country.
According to the Minister, the road project was among those inherited from the administration of late President Muhammadu Buhari.
He said apart from the inherited road projects, the administration of Tinubu had also delivered more than 149 emergency road projects had in the northwestern region.
Umahi said the administration of President Bola Tinubu had completed nearly 400 kilometres of inherited and new roads in the North-West within three years,
He explained that the 81km road project of reinforced concrete pavement between Abuja and Jere in Kaduna State had been completed, while work on Section Two, covering 164 kilometres, had reached 148 kilometres, leaving less than 20 kilometres to complete, according to his remarks.
” The President had directed the installation of solar streetlights along the entire 375-kilometre highway to improve visibility and road safety, particularly at night.
” Other projects in the region to include the 350-kilometre Sokoto-Zamfara-Zaria road, the 132-kilometre Kano-Kongolam road, the 159-kilometre Zaria-Hunkuyi road and the 1,068-kilometre Sokoto-Badagry highway,” he explained.
He added that the Federal Government was also executing the Kano Northern Bypass and internal road projects, which are expected to improve movement within the state and strengthen links with neighbouring communities.
He said when the remaining 20km of the the 375-kilometre Abuja-Kaduna-Kano highway is completed, it would improve connectivity, ease the movement of goods and passengers, and boost economic activities across Northern Nigeria.
The minister urged Nigerians to support the government’s economic reforms, saying they were beginning to yield benefits.
