Kano State Government will welcome President Muhammadu Buhari to commission some projects in the country.
The state government had earlier postponed the planned visit, saying it was to avoid an untoward situation as the government refused to postpone the deadline for the return of old naira notes.
After the government announced the extension of the deadline, the state Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, said Kano State is now ready to receive the President.
Mr. Ganduje together with Barau Jibrin – chairman of the Senate committee on appropriation, led the delegation from the state, and met with President Buhari in Daura, after which it was announced that the state visit will continue as planned.
“We are very ready to receive him and he has a lot to assign including federal government projects and state government projects. These are state of the art projects,” Mr. Ganduje told reporters in Daura after meeting the president.
Mr. Ganduje said the team from Kano also discussed with the president the ongoing currency exchange issue and was pleased with him.
“Seeing is believing. You can see that I have led a powerful delegation from Kano State on the new naira note issue and we have seen Mr. President. We have made a complaint to the people of Kano and we are very happy.
“He explained to us and also assured us that the time is extended and the number of new naira (notes) will increase so that the suffering of the people will be reduced.
“We told you that Kano is the most populous state in the federation and also the commercial nerve center of northern Nigeria, second only to Lagos.
“But in terms of cash transactions, Kano is higher than Lagos because Lagos has come a long way in terms of cashless society, and cashless transactions. But Kano State is a rural state, so we still have 24 local governments without banks. Most of the banks are concentrated in the metropolitan Canoe.
“So, you can imagine the suffering of rural people, rural people regarding cash transactions. But we are happy that time has increased and also the quantum of naira notes will increase.
“So, we are very grateful to the President for his efforts,” Mr. Ganduje said.
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