Uba Sani: Moving Fast on All Fronts

Shuaibu Gimi writes about the various projects and programmes being executed across the three senatorial districts of Kaduna State by Governor Uba Sani in his inclusive and result-oriented style of governance

The stories about Kaduna State or, more precisely, the government of the state under Governor Uba Sani are as quite multi-faceted as the areas in which achievements have been recorded. Each of the sectors in the state has been receiving its fair share of attention from the governor as a result of which success is becoming clearer by the day.

By consistently trying to expand the frontiers of governance through the introduction of new strategies and the modification of old ones, Uba Sani is truly living up to his designation and responsibility. A lot more people and places are speedily being covered by the activities of the State Government, which is a clear proof of the governor’s determination to duly deliver dividends of democracy to the electorate.

So far, one fundamental thing or another has been either done or is still being done in each of the sectors for which the people of the state have continued to commend Governor Sani as part of the acknowledgement of his effort towards the transformation of the state. The records of his performance have shown that he is a leader who is moving fast on all fronts.

The pace at which he discharges his responsibility, which continuously translates into the varying, yet impressive, phases of the projects in the various sectors and parts of the state is his own distinguishing feature. It is a style that has already attracted huge public attention to the state with numerous agencies, organizations and groups rating the state government very high.

As part of the recognition of the effort towards the revitalization of the education sector in Kaduna State, the Head of the World Bank Team on Adolescent Girls Child Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE), Aisha Garba, during a recent meeting with Governor Sani, lauded the completion of 40 out of 62 projects in post-primary schools and the resultant return of 300,000 students who earlier withdrew from such schools which is perfectly in line with the resolve of the state government to take 200,000 out-of-school children into the system. This is just an addition to some other achievements in the other sectors, all of which have translated into an overall development in Kaduna State.

Or how else can all those projects and programmes being executed in, for example, the health, agriculture, commerce, as well as science and technology sectors be explained? Are the supply of medical equipment to health facilities, particularly Primary Health Centres as well as commitment to the completion of the 300-bed hospital project at Millennium City, distribution of fertilizer to farmers at no cost to them, introduction of Comprehensive Climate Policy as a strategy for tackling environmental challenges and collaboration with Data Science Nigeria and some other relevant organizations for the purpose of training 5,000 women on ICT under the ‘ArewaLadies4Tech’ programme not an enough evidence of a full determination to carry out a transformation of the state?

The women and youths empowerment initiatives of Governor Sani are a morale booster to all those enterprising minds whose biggest desire is self-actualization. This desire is being satisfied by the governor who has already provided start-ups to thousands of people who are inclined to commerce and simple technological innovations thereby raising their economic status.

The launch of three key policy documents, namely; Women Economic Empowerment Policy, Women Peace and Security Action-plan as well as the Youths Peace and Security Action-plan during the recent Kaduna State Women Economic Empowerment Summit is perhaps the loudest statement on utmost priority the governor has attached to the security and welfare of the vulnerable groups. These policies will readily serve as vital tools for the maximization of the opportunities that women and youths can enjoy in a democratic setting.

Provision of lifeline to the tune of 800 million naira to the Kaduna State Water Corporation as part of the plan to overhaul the entire water sector has come as a big relief to the people of Kaduna State. It is, in fact, a clear indication of the governor’s consideration of both the crippling challenges facing the agency and the compelling need to meet the demands of water consumers.

Happily, all of these efforts are being appreciated by a lot of concerned individuals and groups within and beyond the state including Vice President Kashim Shettima who, at a “Stakeholders Roundtable on Northern Nigerian Youth Development” recently organized by the Sir Ahmad Bello Memorial Foundation in Abuja, stated that Governor Sani’s approach “continues to inspire hope and unity among our youths.” There can not be a stronger affirmation of all the other accolades that he has received so far over his inclusive and result-oriented style of governance than this statement.

-Gimi writes from Kaduna.