{"id":154436,"date":"2025-03-09T09:51:45","date_gmt":"2025-03-09T08:51:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/governor-yusuf-seeks-legislative-support-for-state-development"},"modified":"2025-03-19T10:45:01","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T09:45:01","slug":"governor-yusuf-seeks-legislative-support-for-state-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/governor-yusuf-seeks-legislative-support-for-state-development","title":{"rendered":"Governor Yusuf seeks legislative support for state development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has called on lawmakers in Kano State to prioritize legislation that drives development and improves the well-being of citizens.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking during a special breakfast meeting with members of the State and National Assemblies from Kano, Governor Yusuf emphasized the need for collaboration between the executive and legislative arms of government to foster good governance, social welfare, and economic growth.<\/p>\n<p>His spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, disclosed this in a statement, noting that the governor urged lawmakers to align their legislative agenda with his administration\u2019s vision for a more prosperous Kano. He stressed that addressing challenges in infrastructure, education, healthcare, and security requires purposeful laws that support sustainable progress.<\/p>\n<p>The Speaker of the Kano State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Jibril Ismail Falgore, commended Governor Yusuf for maintaining a productive relationship with the legislature.<\/p>\n<p>Hon. Hassan Hussain, representing Nasarawa Federal Constituency, spoke on behalf of the National Assembly Caucus of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP).<\/p>\n<p>He reaffirmed lawmakers\u2019 commitment to Kano\u2019s progress, noting that they were facilitating key constituency projects to support the state\u2019s development agenda.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting provided a platform for open discussions on governance, legislative priorities, and strategies to accelerate Kano\u2019s development.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has called on lawmakers in Kano State to prioritize legislation that drives development and improves the well-being of citizens. Speaking during a special breakfast meeting with members of the State and National Assemblies from Kano, Governor Yusuf emphasized the need for collaboration between the executive and legislative arms [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":154435,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[13857,1286,254],"class_list":["post-154436","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-gov-yusuf","tag-kano-state","tag-nigeria"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Governor Yusuf seeks legislative support for state development - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has called on lawmakers in Kano State to prioritize legislation that drives development and im ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/governor-yusuf-seeks-legislative-support-for-state-development\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Governor Yusuf seeks legislative support for state development\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has called on lawmakers in Kano State to prioritize legislation that drives development and im ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/governor-yusuf-seeks-legislative-support-for-state-development\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-03-09T08:51:45+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-03-19T09:45:01+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/sm_1741503174.436848.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"911\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"586\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/governor-yusuf-seeks-legislative-support-for-state-development#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/governor-yusuf-seeks-legislative-support-for-state-development\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Governor Yusuf seeks legislative support for state development\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-03-09T08:51:45+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-03-19T09:45:01+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/governor-yusuf-seeks-legislative-support-for-state-development\"},\"wordCount\":222,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/governor-yusuf-seeks-legislative-support-for-state-development#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/sm_1741503174.436848.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Gov Yusuf\",\"Kano State\",\"Nigeria\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/governor-yusuf-seeks-legislative-support-for-state-development#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/governor-yusuf-seeks-legislative-support-for-state-development\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/governor-yusuf-seeks-legislative-support-for-state-development\",\"name\":\"Governor Yusuf seeks legislative support for state development - 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