The former governor of Kano State Abdullahi Umar Ganduje obviously belongs to the school of thought that believes that for a man to be seen as accomplished, he must be ready to face any battle that comes his way and give it all it takes, not in a diabolical or violent way, but in a manner that allows destiny to take its cause.

So, each time an opportunity provides itself, the trained great politician, is always ready to face the storm and fight it to the end.

From his school days to his years of working and entering politics, Ganduje has never relented in battling obstacles and he has the grace of coming out victorious in almost all his life challenges.

Ganduje electoral career began in full fledge with a lot of challenges within and outside the state .
In the titanic gubernatorial election, Ganduje who was the most favored among the gubernatorial aspirants, proved the cynics who did not give him a chance wrong.
He polled the highest votes.

Fate and destiny brought in then Ganduje as the democratically elected Governor of Kano amid stronghold political battles,
He was sworn-in as the governor of the state against all odds and negative expectations,

The story of the emergence of Ganduje , a multi-talented great leader in the prime of his youth as the leader of the State is an eloquent testimony of a man entrusted by destiny and the unmistaken hand of God to salvage his people and generation at a critical and agonizing moment of the people’s quest for development.

Ganduje later began to governern Kano State with wisdom and determination, which later resulted into developments in all ramifications in the state.

He shamed the critics, who thought he had very little to offer. Not only did he perform, he surpassed the achievements of all his predecessors put together.

It was indeed a deserved victory that enabled Ganduje to settle down to face the real work of governance, which he gave the people of Kano State in full dose, ranging from infrastructural development to healthcare, education, employment, sports, youth/women development and empowerment, among several others.

His political journey is a remarkable success for the man the people of Kano State believe has the capacity to make life better for them.

It was a moment of decision for the people of Kano State, who were later convinced that they made the right choice once again.

Shortly after this, in December 2019, the world was visited with the dreaded COVID-19 that wreaked havoc in many parts of the world and in some parts of Nigeria after an index case was reported in Ogun State in February, 2020.

The pandemic became another battle for both the Federal and some states governments to fight.

On his part, Ganduje did all he could to ensure that Kano State was free from the ailment.

He was unrelenting in making everyone to realise that COVID-19 was not in Kano State. This was another opportunity for the man that has now been known to be a performer to prove his sagacity.

Then he said, “ he will accept the vaccine in the state but he will not force anyone to take it. Anyone who may wish to take the vaccine can come forward and the person will be vaccinated but he will not enforce it.

“He had said it already that he will take delivery of the vaccine if they bring the vaccine to the state. We just don’t have any information about when the vaccine is coming in and in what quantity.”

Ganduje consistently dismissed the existence of the virus in his state and also expressed reservations about the vaccine for the disease on numerous occasions.

It is on record that no case of COVID-19 was reported in Kano State, while the pandemic lasted. With different theories coming out from the developed world to prove the politicisation of the COVID-19 scare and questions raised about the potency of the vaccine, he might have been vindicated at last.

Prior to the Presidential Election of February 25, 2023, which later led to the election of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the next President of Nigeria, Ganduje had dared to give the APC national chairmanship office a trial.

Ganduje is a man that pursues any cause he believes in to a logical conclusion.

The then Kano State Governor was able to carry the youths along in his campaign and he had the best media presence before the primary.

On why he wanted to he decided to join politics, said he joined politics because he wanted to restore the hope of his people in Kano State and Nigerian at large.

This, he said, would be done by providing guarantees for security, unity and progress.

According to Ganduje : “I became a politician because I see a bright light shining at the end of the tunnel for our nation. I am not one of those who always see doom. What God has helped us to do in Kano state as a governor

“We are so blessed as a nation and yet it does not always seem so. I will restore hope by providing guarantees for security, unity and progress to all Nigerians.

“My focus is always proper management of our great diversities, so that it can really be an advantage. We will foster more cooperation and integration amongst citizens and make sure that progress is made steadily across all sectors and indicators.”

Ganduje who many believes would continue his people-oriented programmes so that Kano State would keep occupying its pride of place in the country as a forward-looking state that is harnessing its full potentials.

Ganduje has proven that he can tread where others fear to follow and that with strong determination, nothing is difficult to achieve.

Ganduje while a governor did not allow the then insecurity in Kano State to overwhelm him, when he took over power in the state.

He fought it on all fronts and ensured that the people of Kano State could once again sleep with their two eyes closed.

The then Kano Governor revitalised the security sector such that criminals have no hidden place and had to leave the state in droves as many of them were apprehended and prosecuted.

With this, Kano State became one of the most secured in the entire country and the Governor will be left a legacy of good governance on all fronts. Courtesy Malam Kabiru lsaq sa’id DG National Operation