PHOTOS: Ganduje commissions Office of the Wife of Governor

Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje on Friday commissioned the Office of the Wife of the Governor, located at the Ten Chalets section of the Government House.

Solacebase reports that the State Commissioner of Women Affairs, Dr Zahara’u Umar Muhammad, Head of Service, Binta Lawan Ahmad and Woman Leader, North West zone,  All Progressives Congress (APC) Yahanasu Buba, appreciated the governor for providing the office at the event.

Ganduje in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Abba Anwar said at the commissioning, “This office is for Kano women. It is also for Her Excellency, Prof. Hafsat Abdullahi Ganduje, who goes up and down to improve the lots of women in the state. She shuttles between the 44 local governments empowering women.”

‘’It is appreciative, as enunciated by the governor, that, Her Excellency takes empowerment to the doorsteps of women across the state, particularly, to rural women.’’

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‘’While speaking on the role played by Her Excellency, in the appointment of Councillors in the 44 local governments and in the appointment of Advisers to local governments chairmen, he further appreciated the role she plays in the inclusion of women in governance.

“She is always thinking of how to carry women along. We came up with this office to strengthen her mission in that direction. We will continue to support her to improve the life of other women,”the statement said.