Uba Sani: I Inherited Kaduna With Big Potential However Burdened By Safety And Growth Challenges
Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, has disclosed that though he inherited a state with immense potential, nonetheless, bedevilled by safety challenges, infrastructure gaps and weak social indicators requiring pressing consideration.
He said this at a workshop for senior authorities officers organised by the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) throughout its Public Relations Week, “Croc Metropolis 2026,” in Kaduna.
The occasion, themed, “From Coverage to Public Belief: Strategic Communication for Imaginative and prescient Alignment and Governance Supply for Renewed Hope”, offered a platform for reflections on governance and public communication.
“Kaduna is just not the place it was. Kaduna is by far a greater place at the moment and much more thrilling is the truth that Kaduna is on the transfer and set to do even better issues and attain larger heights,” Sani mentioned.
He defined that his administration moved past incremental reforms, opting as a substitute for a governance mannequin pushed by measurable outcomes and accountability.
“We institutionalised a efficiency framework constructed round key efficiency indicators, making certain that each ministry, division, and company operates with readability of objective and accountability of consequence,” he added.
He mentioned his administration’s agenda was structured round seven pillars, together with safety, infrastructure growth, institutional strengthening, commerce and funding, agriculture, human capital growth and citizen engagement.
The governor described the pillars as interconnected, designed to ship broad based mostly growth and reposition the state for sustainable progress.
On safety, Sani emphasised its significance as the muse for growth, and collaboration with federal authorities to ascertain navy bases in troubled areas reminiscent of Giwa, Birnin Gwari and Southern Kaduna.
He added that logistics help has been enhanced, whereas a Joint Job Drive, has diminished incidents of crime in city centres.
Sani disclosed that over 20,000 hectares of farmland have been reclaimed, enabling farmers to return to productive actions in beforehand inaccessible areas.
He mentioned the federal government has additionally resettled greater than 1,000 displaced individuals and continued to help over 117,000 internally displaced individuals, significantly girls and youngsters.
“The Kaduna Incident Report Centre— KAD-IR, now supplies a 24-hour platform for real-time emergency response. Early warning techniques are in place to detect and defuse tensions earlier than they escalate,” he disclosed.
The governor additional highlighted the institution of a forensic laboratory, peace dialogue mechanisms and rehabilitation programmes as a part of efforts captured underneath the Kaduna Peace Mannequin.
He added that the administration has additionally recorded progress within the schooling sector by the development of 736 school rooms, renovation of over 1,200 colleges, recruitment of 10,000 lecturers and coaching of greater than 33,000 personnel.
John Shiklam
Times Nigeria