Why Kaduna is succeeding, by Gov Sani

Governor Uba Sani has disclosed that his administration has been succeeding in building human capital and bridging the infrastructural deficit in Kaduna State because he runs an open government.

The Governor also said that he promised to deepen citizen engagement  by reaching out to all the relevant stakeholders in Kaduna State, when he assumed office.

He made this known when members of the Kaduna Elders Forum, led by Co-Chairman Alhaji Abubakar Mustapha,  paid him a sallah homage at Sir Kashim Ibrahim House on Sunday.

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Sani thanked members for their support, noting that ‘’you have not failed us since when we called on you to work with our government, by giving us advice and making inputs, because of your vast experiences.’’

Describing the forum as one of the most important groups that has been supporting  his administration, the Governor thanked the members, especially  the Co-Chairmen, Alhaji Abubakar Mustapha and retired General Zamani Lekwot.

According to him, the members of the forum comprise retired civil servants, people who have worked in the security service, former diplomats, personalities who have held political appointments at state and federal levels.

The Governor noted that his administration is leveraging ‘’these experiences  to move our state forward,’’  adding that  ‘’without your support, we wouldn’t have addressed the issue of insecurity as easy as we have done.’’

‘’Apart from that,  we have invested so much in agriculture, infrastructural development, in healthcare and education as well as social intervention, we also believe in expanding our area of support, particularly in the area of social intervention,’’ he added.

The Governor recalled that ‘’when we came in, there was a huge infrastructural deficit, particularly in the gap between the  rural and urban local governments.

‘’That is why out of the 79 road projects that we flagged off, today I am proud that we have completed 26 roads in Kaduna State, 60% of which are the rural local governments,’’ he disclosed.

Governor Uba Sani also said that ‘’out of the 32 General Hospitals that we have, only two were functioning up to standard when we came in. The rest were completely dilapidated. They lacked equipment.

‘’But today, I am happy to say that we have embarked on renovating, equipping and re-moldeling 15 out of 32 of them. And only last week, we were able to commission five  out of the 15 and in the next two to three weeks,  by the Grace of God, we will  complete at least nine more,’’ he promised.

The Governor said that his administration wants   people to have access to good healthcare, adding that  ‘’healthcare is a fundamental human right and not a privilege, particularly for the downtrodden, the vulnerable and the under served.’’

‘’That is why I am proud to say that as of today, only Kaduna State has  lifted its  PHCs from Level 1 to Level 2, numbering about 250. That is why three months ago, Kaduna State Government was able to win the award as the best state in the North West in Primary Health Care, we got about $500,000 reward by the Federal Ministry of Health,’’ he added.

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