Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje has launched a Compendium on the achievements of his administration in investment and other sectors of the economy over the last eight years.
Ganduje commended the Director-General of KanInvest, Hon.Hama Muhammad Ali Aware, for the compendium and organising the event.
Represented by his Deputy, Dr.Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna, the Governor described the publication of the Compendium and other documents by the agency as a significant milestone that would enable it to discharge its functions effectively.
“The books would also serve as veritable tools for successive managements to drive the goals of the agency to make Kano State the prime investment destination.
“Which was my administration’s goal and vision for establishing KanInvest in 2015,” he said
The Director-General of KanInvest, Hon.Hama Ali Muhammad Aware, thanked Governor Ganduje for giving her the opportunity “to serve my dear state and to be part of the legacy of this great administration.”
“This has given me the opportunity to contribute to transforming the economic landscape of the state by attracting new investments, sustaining current investments and most importantly, creating an enabling environment for investments to thrive with ease in the state,” she said.
The Royal Father of the Day, the Emir of Karaye, Alhaji Ibrahim Abubakar II, commended Governor Abdullahi Ganduje for ensuring peace and harmony in the state which he said enabled the achievements recorded by his administration in the investment sector.
The Emir also congratulated the personalities that received various awards on the occasion, saying that they deserved the honour in view of their enormous contribution to the achievements in investment and other sectors.
The awards were given to important personalities for their outstanding successes in their various fields of endeavour, and they included Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, Business Mogul,Aliko Dangote, the wife of the state Governor, Prof.Hafsat Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, and the Director-General of KanInvest and Diaspora,Hon.Hama Ali Muhammad Aware.
Other recipients were Sen.Barau Jibrin, the Senator representing Kano North in the National Assembly,and the Chairman of KanInvest, Alhaji Isyaku Umar Tofa.
Dominica Nwabufo