Kano Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje has requested President Muhammadu Buhari to postpone his planned visit to the state to commission several major projects.Information Guide Nigeria

Governor Ganduje explained his advice to President Buhari by citing security concerns and complaints from people about the difficulty in getting new naira notes. Ganduje is concerned that the presence of the president during his visit will spark protests and disruption due to the hardships imposed on the people of the state as a result of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) policy.

In a statement released by Abba Anwar, Ganduje’s media aide, it was made clear that the decision made on Friday, January 27, was reached by members of her state’s legislature and other stakeholders.

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The statement read partly:

“Deeply concerned with the hardship caused by the limited time given for halting the use of old Naira notes by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), and for security reasons, Kano state governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje reveals that the state resolved and wrote to Presidency that, the visit of the President to commission some projects to be postponed.NYSC portal

“As we are waiting for this important visit, we found ourselves in this situation, which puts citizens into untold hardship. For security purposes, we wrote to Presidency that President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to Kano is postponed,” the statement reads.

“We got an acknowledgment copy of the letter. People are suffering because of this policy.

“During the meeting with sections of citizens in the state, they accepted that the decision was a unanimous one. As they all spoke in support of the letter sent to the Presidency.

“Two serving senators from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Kabiru Ibrahim Gaya and Barau Jibrin, Twenty members of the House of Representatives and thirty legislators from the State House of Assembly were amongst the groups that put their weight behind the governor.”JAMB Result

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