The Governor of Kano State, Malam Rabiu Kwankwaso may have discovered a new way to govern the affairs of the State – without physically being present at the government house or in the State. This is as his travel partterns of the Kano State governor for the year 2012 reveals he was absent 60% of the time.
Recently, Governor Kwankwaso returned from a trip to the United States of America [USA] where he spent twenty [20] days solicitating economic investors for the State. Shortly after his rerurn, about seven [7] days ago, he left for Dubai. He is yet to return.
247ureports.com has obtained a tabular presentation of his travels for the months of February, March and Apirl 2012. It shows a summarized count of the governor’s travels for the period.
Cursory examination shows the governor traveled out of Kano for 52 days of the 90 days – equivalent to 3 out of 5 days – enough to earn the Governor, the absentee governor of the federation.
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See below
– Summary
| February, 2012Total number of days in February, 2012: |
29 days |
| Total number of days he spent outside the state: |
16 days |
| Total number of days he spent in the state: |
13 days |
| March, 2012Total number of days in March, 2012 |
31 days |
| Total number of days he spent outside the state |
18 days |
| Total number of days he spent within the state |
13 days |
| April, 2012 | |
| Total number of days in April, 2012 |
30 days |
| Total number of days he spent outside the state |
18 days |
| Total number of days he spent within the state |
12 days |
| February, 2012 | |
| – | He traveled toAbuja on Friday, February 3, shortly after Juma’at Prayers. He returned toKanoon Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at 5:30pm with IRS Airlines (4 days away)Despite attacks on Sharada Police Station on Monday, February 6, 2012 and Mariri (all he was away). During this visit he attended the Wedding Party of the son of former Governor of Kogi State Prince Abubakar Audu as reported by The Sun newspaper of Monday February 06, 2012, page 3 |
| – | One day after he returned fromAbuja on Wednesday, February 08, 2012, he trevelled toLagoswith Arik Air. The Aircraft took off at 5:30pm. He returned toKanoon Friday, February 10, 2012 with IRS Airlines. The aircraft landed at 7:00pm (2 days away) |
| – | Two days after he returned from Lagos/Abuja, on Sunday, February 12, 2012, he traveled toAbujaon board IRS Airlines. The aircraft took off at 4:40pm. He returned toKanoon Monday, February 13, 2012 with IRS Airlines (one day away). |
| – | On Sunday, February 19, 2012, he traveled toAbujawith IRS Airline. The aircraft took off at 6:07pm. He returned on Wednesday, February 22, 2012 with IRS Airlines at 10:25am (3 days away). |
| – | On Monday, February 27, 2012. He traveled toAbujawith Arik Air. It took off from MAKIA at 7:45pm. He returned toKanoon Wednesday, February 29, 2012 with IRS Airline. The aircraft landed at MAKIA at 10:45am (2 days away). |
| March, 2012 | |
| – | On Wednesday, March 7, 2012. He traveled toKadunaby road at 4:30pm. He returned toKanoon Thursday, March 8, 2012 at 3:40pm (1 day away). |
| – | On Saturday, March 3, 2012, he traveled toAbujawith IRS at 8:30pm. Returned toKanoon Tuesday, March 6, 2012 with IRS at 10:30am (3 days away). |
| – | On Wednesday, March 7, 2012, he traveled toKadunaand returned toKanoon Thursday, March 8, 2012 (1 day away). |
| – | On Wednesday, March 14, 2012, he traveled toKadunaand returned toKanoon Monday March 19, 2012. (5 days away). |
| – | On Tuesday, March 20, 2012, he traveled toKaduna, proceed toAbuja the following day Wednesday, March 21, 2012. He chartered an Aircraft to Kebbi on March 22, 2012 and returned toAbujasame day. He remained inAbujaup to March 28, 2012 (8 days away). |
| – | He returned toKano on Wednesday, March 28, 2012 with IRS Airline at 10:30am. |
| – | On Saturday, March 31, 2012, he traveled to Yakawada inKadunaStatefor a wedding. He returned same day (one day away). |
| April, 2012 | |
| – | He traveled to Abuja on Wednesday, 18th April, 2012 on board IRS Airline. The aircraft took off from MAKIA at 7:00pm. He returned to Kano on Saturday, 21st April, 2012 with IRS Airline at 10:40am (3 days away) |
| – | He traveled toIsrael along with his children and wife on Thursday, April 5, 2012 onboardEgypt air. The Aircraft took off from MAKIA at 1.10am. He returned on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at 11:20pm (13 days away) |
| – | He departed Kano onboard IRS Airlines at 1:00pm to Abuja today Monday, April 23, 2012. He returned to Kano on Wednesday, 25thApril, 2012 with IRS at 10:30am(2 days away) |
| – | He traveled toAbuja on Thursday, April 26, 2012, one day after he returned onboard IRS at 6:10pm. He returned toKanoon Sunday, April 29, 2012 with IRS Airline at 2:10pm(3 days away) |
| May, 2012 | |
| – | He traveled toKaduna by road today, Friday, May 04, 2012 at 8:00am |
| – | Kwankwaso returned toKano on Saturday, May 5, 2012 fromKaduna by road at 8:00pm (2 days away) |
