Ibrahim Shuaibu in Kano
The Kano State Governor, Mr. Abdullahi Ganduje, has rained eulogies on the late military governor of the state, Police Commissioner Audu Bako, as an architect of sustainable leadership and worthy to be emulated by today’s leaders.
Ganduje further stated that late Bako was state governor during the General Yakubu Gowon’s administration (1966-1975).
He stated these yesterday while delivering an address at the presentation of a book titled “Kano Under the Administration of Audu Bako,” that was written by Aisha Ni’ima Shehu of the Department of History, Bayero University, Kano.
The governor said: “To me after reading the book, I think the book is much more than a historical document, it is much more than a text that contains signature projects for the development of Kano State and beyond, but it is also a documentation of what is meant by an authentic leadership that is focused; leadership with signature projects and leadership with sustainable arrangements. That is why we have gotten so many projects because of the inbuilt sustainability. We thank the author for this good work.
“There is no doubt that the late Audu Bako was a great leader, a great governor of Kano and Jigawa States.
“His projects and programs are so many that one will find it extremely difficult to forget them. But one most important thing is the laying of foundation for the economic growth of Kano.
“Audu Bako will always be remembered as a great leader with leadership with sustainability,” Ganduje said.
Speaking on the book, Ganduje said that it is a book for all Nigerians because “it is a book that portrays good leadership architecture.”
The governor further contributed the sum of N10 million to the publisher, promising to discuss the possibility of getting copies of the book onto the library shelves of schools and institutions.
Earlier in his address, one of the two surviving member of the Audu Bako’s administration and a leading business personality in Kano, Mr. Aminu Dantata, who was the Commissioner for Economic Development, begged Nigerian leaders to fear God and look at how the people are surviving especially with the abundance of natural resources.
He further contributed N5 million to the book project and N15 million to the family.
Also speaking on behalf of the Audu Bako’s family, Mr. Audu Bako thanked the author for a job well done.
