FG, Progressive Governors Forum Donate N8bn To Singer Market Fire Victims
By Abdullahi Yusuf
The Federal Government and the Progressive Governors Forum have donated a total of N8 billion to victims of the recent fire disaster that destroyed valuables worth billions of Naira at the Singer Market,Kano.
President Bola Tinubu announced the donation at the formal reception of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf into the All Progressives Congress(APC) at the Sani Abacha Stadium,Kano,on Monday.
Represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, Tinubu said the Federal Government donated the sum of N5 billion, while the Progressives Governors Forum donated N3 billion to assist traders affected by the inferno.
He said the gesture was the essence and the beauty of aligning with the Federal Government, referring to the recent rejoining of the APC by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf after he decamped from the NNPP alongside his followers.
The president said Kano is too big and too important to be in the periphery or be on the sidelines, and therefore welcomed and congratulated the Governor for rejoining the APC.
He also congratulated the governor’s political family whom followed him to the APC, pledging to work with all of them for the success of the party in the 2027 general elections.
In his remarks, Governor Yusuf said his decision to align with the APC was not driven by personal ambition or political excitement,but for the overall development of Kano State.
“Kano is too large,too strategic and too important to be politically disconnected from the centre of national governance.
“Our people are not interested in endless political battles.They are interested in results.They want better roads,they are interested in the provision of infrastructure, reliable services,jobs for our children, security for our communities,and a government that is focused on delivery,” he said.
Highlights of the occasion included the presentation of the APC flag and the symbolic broom to the Governor and other former members of the NNPP who moved to the APC along with him.
Dignitaries who graced the occasion included the Deputy President of the Senate,Barau Jibrin, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajuddeen Abbas, APC National Chairman,Prof.Nentawe Yilwatda, former National Chairman of the APC,Dr.Abdullahi Umar Ganduje.
Others were Chairman of the APC Governors Forum and Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma, Governors of Kaduna,Jigawa, Sokoto, Kebbi and Katsina States,among others.