Senator Sulaiman Abdurrahman Kawu Sumaila has disclosed that 102 projects and interventions have been delivered across the 16 local government areas of Kano South Senatorial District between 2023 and 2026.
Kawu Sumaila made the disclosure at a public engagement titled “One-on-One with Senator Sulaiman Kawu Sumaila: Reviewing the 2023 Campaign Promises Ahead of the 2027 General Elections,” held in Kano.
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The senator said the interventions covered agriculture, education, healthcare, infrastructure and empowerment, stressing that each project had an identifiable location and implementation status which constituents could verify.
He disclosed that more than 6,000 tube wells and 300 hand-pump boreholes had been provided to support irrigation farming and improve access to potable water.
According to him, 1,297 hectares of farmland had also been restored to irrigation farming, while 3,745 solar-powered streetlights were installed across the senatorial district.
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In the education sector, Kawu Sumaila said 1,082 students had benefited from scholarships and monthly stipends, while 437 medical and other health-related students received sponsorship.
He added that 1,200 hospital beds, mattresses and lockers were supplied to healthcare facilities, while more than 400 surgical operations were sponsored at Zarewa Standard Hospital.
On infrastructure, the senator said work had resumed on a 19-kilometre dual carriageway, alongside 16 erosion and flood-control projects and 11 bridges and culverts across the district.
Kawu Sumaila further disclosed that 916 vehicles had been distributed through 10 empowerment programmes covering the 16 local government areas.
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He assured constituents that more projects were in the pipeline, while urging them to continue supporting the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The senator also commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf and the people of Kano South for their support.
