The Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has held a strategic meeting with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in presidential Villa Abuja.
The meeting fuels defection of the governor of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) party.
At the meeting, the Governor presented key priorities of his administration centred on security, infrastructure and stronger partnership with the Federal Government.
A statement issued on Tuesday by his spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, has disclosed this.
The statement said the meeting, though in closed door, was used to formally brief the President on pressing challenges and opportunities in Kano, particularly the worsening insecurity in some local government areas.
He informed President Tinubu about the recent tragic killing of a housewife and her children, stressing the need for decisive federal support to strengthen security operations and protect innocent citizens.
The governor highlighted the role of the Kano State Neighbourhood Watch Corps in complementing security agencies and called for deeper collaboration with federal security institutions.
Governor Yusuf also discussed Kano’s development agenda, with special focus on mega infrastructure projects.
He used the opportunity to thank the President about federal intervention on the Wujuwuju Road describing it as critical step to unlocking economic growth and job creation.
He sought the President’s support and cooperation to fast-track federal projects and ensure Kano benefits maximally from federal programmes and investments.
President Tinubu assured Governor Yusuf of the Federal Government’s readiness to work with Kano State to tackle insecurity and drive sustainable development.