Kano State governor, Abba Yusuf, has stated his administration’s readiness to keep the legacies of the late Malam Aminu Kano by impacting positively on the lives of the people.

Mr Yusuf spoke in Kano on Wednesday during a symposium to mark the 41st memorial anniversary of Kano.

The governor was represented at the event, 22^nd in the series, by the state Commissioner for Information, Baba Dantiye.

The late Aminu Kano was born on August 9, 1920 and died on April 17, 1983. He was a famous teacher and politician, who founded the People’s Redemption Party.

Mr Yusuf described the late Aminu Kano as a nationalist and activist who fought to uplift and uphold the fundamental rights of common people.

He said the late Aminu Kano left a legacy of social justice, equality, sincerity of purpose, good governance, and desire that every child should be educated.

Mr Yusuf said his administration was following in that footsteps by prioritising education as demonstrated in the substantial allocation to the sector in the 2024 budget.

He said his administration was also providing foreign scholarships to Kano State indigenes.

Mr Yusuf expressed his government’s readiness to embrace ideas, advice, and recommendations that would enhance the well-being of the people of the state.

He commended the Aminu Kano Centre for Democratic Studies, Bayero University, for the annual symposium.

Among the speakers during the occasion were the Vice-Chancellor Bayero University, Prof. Sagir Abbas, representative of the Emir of Kano, Wakilin Arewa, Alhaji Faruk Yola.

Prof. Williams Fawole, Senator Shehu Sani, and Dr Abubakar Umar led discussion on the topic “Democracy or ‘Courtocracy’: The Travail of Nigeria’s Electoral Process in the Fourth Republic.”

(NAN)