President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said he gave Kaduna and Kano states two big positions in his cabinet to appreciate the massive votes he received during the 2019 presidential election, Igbere TV reports.
Igbere TV had previously reported that both Kaduna and Kano states got two “senior” ministerial position during the inauguration of Ministers on Wednesday, in Abuja.
While Kaduna got Finance and Environment portfolio, Kano state received Agriculture and Defense ministries, as against some states who got “junior” positions.
Igbere TV recalls that Kano gave Buhari 1,464,768 votes – the highest in the February 23 2019 election, while he had 993,445 votes from Kaduna state.
Speaking during a courtesy visit to Alh. Shehu Idris, Emir of Zazzau, at his palace in Zaria, Kaduna, the president said he had rewarded those who gave him massive support in those states.
“Before you push everything to me, I am just reminding you that I will do my best and I will make sure that the new cabinet is working for the good of Nigeria and Nigerians.
“Kaduna and Kano are the only two states I gave two substantive positions in my council. So, I have appreciated your votes and paid you back by giving you ministers of environment and finance”, he said.
The president asked all tiers of government to be alive to their responsibilities to the people, including the hoards of unemployed youths in the country.
He said the issue of unemployment would be addressed when all levels of government live up to their responsibilities.
“I have been talking to the governor when we were driving, the young people, the population growth here is huge and those below 20 are the majority,” Buhari said.
“And they don’t seem to care how you make it, but they want the leadership to provide jobs, to provide security and all other things that are expected of government.
“A lot of them have not got the opportunity for further education, so let us study the constitution and see the responsibilities of three tiers of government.
Igbere TV had reported on Thursday that President Buhari was in Zaria, Kaduna state to commission a water project built by the state government for residents in the area and environs.
Earlier, the president in the company of Governor Nasiru El-Rufai and CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele, had commissioned a state-of-the-art post-graduate centre built by the apex bank for the Amadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria.
