Governor Ganduje frees 317 prisoners, urges them to pray for President Buhari
- Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano state is a staunch supporter of President Muhammadu Buhari
- The governor uses most of his public outings to voice out his support for the president's reelection bid
- He did so again recently when he secured the release of 317 inmates from prisons across the state
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano state has secured the release of 317 inmates from prisons across the state, even as he urged them to pray for President Muhammadu Buhari, Premium Times reports.
Ganduje who witnessed the release of some of the inmates from the Kano Central Prison, Kurmawa and Goron Dutse Prison on Friday, June 15, said he visited the inmates in his efforts to visit those that needed attention.
He called on the ex-inmates to change their attitudes in life and also urged them to ‘help’ President Buhari with prayers for a divine protection “from those that want to see him (Buhari) down.”
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He said: “I urge you to pray for our dear President Muhammadu Buhari for a total protection from Allah, so that he can survive all tricks and manoeuvres perpetrated by those who engage in destroying our nation through their corrupt practices.
“President Buhari has since directed all governors to help in decongesting our prisons across the country. What we are doing is in compliance with that order given to us.”
Some of the freed prisoners who made speeches at the event, thanked Governor Ganduje for rescuing them.
Earlier, the Comptroller of Prison, Kano state, Magaji Abdullahi, commended Governor Ganduje for being the first governor in Nigeria “who took the sitting president to prison for inspection with the view to assessing conditions of the facilities.”
“Your Excellency, we are proud to say that you are the first governor in this country, whose zeal for prison reform made him to take Mr President on a tour to our prison for Mr President to see for himself the sorry condition of our prisons. This has helped in some tremendous renovations and facelift for these facilities across the country. We are glad for what you initiated,” he said.
Governor Ganduje earlier visited a remand home where he preached to the underage inmates to be of good behaviour, assuring them that their education would be looked at.
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Meanwhile, a former governor of Oyo state, Otunba Adebayo Alao-Akala, has predicted a total victory for President Muhammadu Buhari in next year’s presidential election.
Alao-Akala, who is a chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress said though the opposition is preparing well for the election, nobody stands any chance of defeating President Buhari, including his former party, Peoples Democratic Party.
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Source: Legit.ng
