Kano Govt.To Strengthens Bilateral Ties with French Republic
Relationship
By Ahmed Abdulkadir Kano
Kano, Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has reaffirmed the commitment of the state government to enhance the existing diplomatic relationship between the State and the French Republic.
This is contained in a statement issued by the Press Secretary to Deputy Governor Ibrahim Shauibu on Saturday in Kano.
The Gov.Yusif made this pledged during a meeting with the French Ambassador to Nigeria at the State Government House on Friday.
Representing by the Deputy Governor Aminu Gwarzo, highlighted the efforts of former Kano State Governor, Sen. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, in establishing and maintaining a progressive relationship with the French Government.
Gwarzo specifically mentioned the establishment of French-speaking secondary schools by Sen. Kwankwaso in Madobi town and two others in the Republic of Niger.
The French Ambassador to Nigeria, Emmanuelle Blatmann, explained that the delegation’s visit to Kano aimed to propose various development projects to the state government with the goal of creating job opportunities and boosting the state’s economic status.
Blatmann noted that the French government has long been engaged in agricultural cooperation in the private sector, emphasizing the promotion of agricultural technical education and apprenticeships for women.
Blatmann disclosed that the French government, through the French Agency for Development, has invested close to three billion Euros in various beneficial projects for the citizens of Nigeria which Kano State is a beneficiary over the past 12 years.
These projects include the Urban Water Supply project, Urban Mobility Project, Energy Grid projects, Projects on Higher Education, Mass Transportation project, and request for Rehabilitation/Revival of Kano French Culture Centre, Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP) among others.
He assured the French Ambassador that the Kano State government would carefully review all the proposed projects as well as ways of implementing these project.
