Civic Accountability · Nigeria

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Previously in Kano:
2
Total tracked
0
Kept
1
Partial / mixed
1
Broken
Kept
Partial / mixed
Broken
In progress
Development
Modernise Kano city infrastructure
Partial
The promise
Roads, flyovers and urban works for metropolitan Kano, alongside education and water, as elected governor from January 1992 on the NRC platform.
Assessment
Road and flyover works in Kano are associated with the period, but a full, sourced capital record is not available in the summary sources. Gaya later served several terms in the Senate.
Governance
Serve the full elected term
Broken
The promise
Implicit in the December 1991 election as governor of Kano State.
Assessment
Removed on 17 November 1993, when General Sani Abacha's coup dissolved every elected government in Nigeria and replaced governors with military administrators — about 22 months into a four-year term.