Abdullahi Ganduje, governor of Kano state has pledged to upgrade the general hospitals in each of his four new emirates into 400-bed capacity ultra modern health centers with state-of-the-art facilities.

The governor revealed this during a condolence visit to Emir of Rano, Tafida Abubakar (Autan Bawo) over the death of his 20-year-old son Aliyu Tafida.

Ganduje said large health facilities in the new emirates”will take away the much burden place on other hospitals located within the Kano metropolitan Emirate.”

“My administration is determined to make people understand the viability and necessity for such new Emirates. One of it is our intention to move the health care delivery system to a more progressive level,” he said, according to a statement by Abba Anwar, Ganduje’s chief press secretary.

“Though Kano is now one of the states that have the best health care delivery system, we are determined to make our position in this sector, more profound, more pronounced and more consolidated. When the upgrade completed, Kano will be second to none in this area, among sister states,” he added.

Ganduje also promised that in addition to provision of healthcare in the new traditional domains, his government would also complete the 5-kilometer roads, initiated by his predecessor Rabiu Kwankwaso.

“We are not stopping at that alone, this 5-kilometre road that has been wrecking havoc to people, will also be looked at, with the view to revisiting it for completion.

“People are forced to suffer unnecessarily because of the non-completion of this project. Our roads must be safe, not minding who started them and with what intention,” he said.

The governor further revealed that his administration would set up committees to implement the recent policy on compulsory primary and post primary education in the state.

In his response Emir Abubakar commended the governor for his foresight in advancing major and most fundamental problems facing the emirate with a view to resolving them.

“This shows how responsive and responsible our dear leader is,” he said.

He also thanked him over the condolence visit over the loss of his son.