Ex-Kaduna Speaker lauds Uba Sani’s policies

A former Speaker of Kaduna State House of Assembly, Yusuf Zailani, has noted that Governor Uba Sani’s policies have impacted the vast majority of the people.

The ex-Speaker listed enhanced security, the distribution of free fertiliser to farmers and road construction, as well as the overall rural transformation of the administration, as some of the laudable policies.

Zailani gave the commendation when Governor Uba Sani and some senior government officials paid a condolence visit at his family house at Rigachukun, a town on the outskirts of Kaduna metropolis, located at Igabi local government, on Sunday.

The former speaker disclosed that successive administrations have been promising to construct the Gadan-Gayan to Kujama junction road but have failed to deliver on their promises until the coming of the present Government.

He said that for 46 years, the people have been yearning for the construction of that road since the civilian administration of the late Alhaji Shehu Shagari in the Second Republic.

Zailani said that he mentioned the state of the road’s disrepair to Governor Uba Sani casually, and the next day, government officials came and started taking measurements, adding that ‘’right now, the road is almost completed, remaining just a link bridge.’’

The grassroots politician said that many farmers will benefit from this project when completed, ‘’so we are duty-bound to commend His Excellency, the Governor.’’

The ex-Speaker also commended Governor Uba Sani for distributing fertiliser free of charge to farmers, saying that this kind gesture is unprecedented in the history of Kaduna State.

“Eighty percent of our people are farmers, they are not contractors. All they know how to do is farm and rear animals. The free bags of fertiliser that they received have touched the lives of our people in a very significant way,” he argued.

The former Speaker also said that Governor Uba Sani has contained most of the security challenges that had bedevilled the state during the last administration.

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“Our people are now moving freely and going to their farms. So, it is imperative to thank President Bola Tinubu, you, the Governor and your friend, the National Security Adviser, Malam Nuhu Ribadu,” he noted.

Zailani added that the people of Igabi local government pray for the success of the Uba Sani administration, adding that it has “done what no other administration has done for the area.”

He mentioned the skills acquisition centre that is located at Rigachukun, which aims to graduate about 1,500 young people yearly, and “a sizeable number will come from this local government.”

The ex-Speaker pointed out that the graduates of the skills centre will be given National Board for Technical Education (NBTE)-recognised certificates, which will enable them to get employed by either government or corporate organisations, if they choose to look for jobs.

Zailani vowed to tackle Governor Uba Sani’s political opponents because “Igabi local government is a no-go area for anybody. It is for President Tinubu and Governor Uba Sani alone.”