By Abdulmalik Suleiman
In an era when politics is loud, His Excellency, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf chose a different sound, the sound of work getting done.
He governs with calm. No drama. No chest beating. Just steady, deliberate steps that are changing Kano, one community at a time. While others argue, he builds. While others posture, he plans.
What sets him apart isn’t only the roads repaired or schools reopened. It’s the spirit behind it. Gov. Abba leads like someone who remembers where he came from. He moves through the state with humility, speaks with respect, and makes decisions with the people in mind. That is rare.
Kano people feel it. There is quiet confidence in the air now. Traders can do business without fear. Parents can send children to school knowing classrooms are being fixed. Mothers can visit clinics without empty pockets. That is not luck. That is leadership that listens.
H E, Gov. Abba has earned the trust of the people of Kano across party lines.
His defection to the APC was driven purely by the overall interest of Kano people to benefit more from the center, not by personal interest.
I doubt Gov. Abba has time for himself and family amid the weight of Kano’s demands. He is a committed leader who hardly sleeps.
He treats governance as “Amanah” a sacred trust. Not for headlines. Not for ego. For service. And because of that, the people are beginning to believe again. Believe that government can work. Believe that Kano can rise.
His second term re-election looks guaranteed, buoyed by his laudable achievements and by the crisis ravaging the NDC of at both state and national levels.
The NDC candidate, Comrade Aminu Abdulsalam, is no match for Gov. Abba in the 2027 governorship election in Kano. Gov. Abba will win with a landslide.
Abba is not just governing Kano. He is restoring faith in what government should be.
The North is taking notes.
Abdulmalik Suleiman writes from Garki, Abuja.