Governor Abdullahi Ganduje says his administration is planning to send more than 4,000 youths to police constabulary training.

On Thursday in Kano, the governor said this when he received the police academy’s new commandant, Wudil, Lawal Tanko-Jimeta, on a courtesy.

According to him, some youths from the state are also trained recently as police constabulary as part of the government’s efforts to prepare them.

“And anytime there is a need for security outfits to recruit, it means we have already made applicants for them,” said the governor.

He added that his government provided a functional command control centre at the Nigerian Police headquarters in Kano with CCTV arrangements to monitor what is happening in the state.

Mr Ganduje noted that the state had provided “security dormitories” on major roads coming into the state.

“By doing so, we are able to control what is coming and what is going out of the city.

“And at Dansoshiya forest, which is neighbouring Katsina, we are developing a Ruga system for herdsmen with all what it takes to have them settled, and the education of their children is guaranteed.

“With all these measures put in place by implication, security challenges are reduced,” the governor said.

Earlier, the new commandant said the academy had been enjoying full support from the state government, especially their immediate host communities.

He further appealed to the governor to look into the construction or renovation of the students’ hostels.

“Some of the hostels are dilapidated and old. We are working closely with stakeholders so that the Tertiary Education Trust Fund can improve our infrastructure,” he said.

Peoples Gazette reported on Wednesday that Mr Ganduje asked President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime to increase Kano’s employment quota in the federal government’s employment.

Specifically, he asked the Federal Character Commission to give the state a much higher consideration in its employment formula due to what Mr Ganduje called Kano’s high population.

He noted, “My only observation is that we from Kano are equal to three or four states. We know it is very difficult, but we are asking for much higher consideration in the employment formula.”

Buttressing his claim, Mr Ganduje pointed out, “Kano has a population triple or four times of some states, therefore, should be given a higher consideration in terms of employment.

“We have 44 local government areas. We have 484 wards, 24 members of the House of Representatives, and 40 members of the state assembly. None of the states in Nigeria has such a structure. In fact, we are the biggest democracy in Nigeria.”

(NAN)