By Jude Opara, Abuja
President Bola Tinubu has sent a heartfelt congratulatory message to Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State, on his 63rd birthday on January 5, 2026.
Tinubu in his tribute highlighted Governor Yusuf’s integrity, modesty, humility and commitment to public service, saying it’s exemplified in his administration of Kano state.
It could be recalled that Yusuf was elected governor of Kano in 2023 on the platform of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP).
Previously he served as the Commissioner for Works, Housing and Transport in the state from 2011 to 2015 during the administration of Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso.
President Tinubu affirmed that Governor Yusuf’s regime in Kano is the bastion of progressive politics in the northern part of the country which also re-echoes the commitment to grassroots development and ameliorating the plight of the Talakawas as championed by the late Mallam Aminu Kano in the state.
“Governor Yusuf’s leadership experience, particularly his years as commissioner, managing strategic portfolios in Kano State, may have prepared him for the kind of infrastructural changes now witnessed in the state.
“He has embarked on urban renewal programmes, building bridges and road networks, including the five-kilometre roads in each local government in the state.
“I also understood that his declaration of emergency in education has engendered a marked improvement in the performance of Kano students in NECO exams.”
The President also wished the Kano Governor a long life and more years of his transformative leadership in the state and the country.
