Rejoinder: On Issues, Not Personalities — A Calm Response to a Wandering Rebuttal By Hassan Sani Tukur Public discourse thrives when it is guided by respect, clarity, and a shared commitment to the public good. In this light, the rejoinder by Mallam Muhammad Garba merits engagement. As a former commissioner and a public servant with…
By Hassan Sani Tukur The political fallout between Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso and Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has often been oversimplified and reduced to personal rivalry. In reality, the disagreement was never personal. It was ideological. Dr. Ganduje emerged as governor under the Kwankwasiyya Movement, a political philosophy anchored on people-centred and socially driven governance….
By Hassan Sani Tukur I recently read an article by Muhammad Garba, former Commissioner for Information under the Ganduje administration, titled “Ganduje at 76: A Life of Strategic Leadership.” The piece was written to mark the 76th birthday of the former Governor of Kano State, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, and it sought to present him…
By Aliyu Isa Aliyu, Ph.D I have read the unfortunate press release from the media office of the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I. Jibrin. While the senator attempts to deflect the legitimate concerns raised by the Kano State Government, it is important to set the record straight with facts rather than needless…
By Hassan Sani Tukur In the life of every society, there comes a moment when the pursuit of progress must transcend the physical and confront the intangible—when roads and bridges, though vital, are no longer sufficient to carry the weight of a people’s aspirations. That moment has arrived in Kano. Under the discerning leadership of…
In the spectrum of governance, few sectors demand as much precision, compassion, and foresight as education. For Kano State, the scars of neglect under the horrors of Ganduje administration ran deep—particularly in the provision of qualified teachers and the structural integrity of basic education. The decay reached such a digree that His Excellency, Governor Abba…
