Uba Sani: Kaduna now better than I met it
Governor Uba Sani has said Kaduna state is in a better condition than he met it in 2023, noting that his administration has recorded measurable progress across key sectors despite
Governor Uba Sani has said Kaduna state is in a better condition than he met it in 2023, noting that his administration has recorded measurable progress across key sectors despite inheriting significant challenges.
The governor spoke at a workshop for senior government officials organised by the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations as part of the Nigeria Public Relations Week (NPRW), Croc City 2026, held in Kaduna.
The workshop, themed “From Policy To Public Trust: Strategic Communication For Vision Alignment And Governance Delivery For Renewed Hope,” attracted commissioners, special advisers, counsellors, permanent secretaries and other top officials.
Sani said he assumed office in a state with vast potential but burdened by security challenges, infrastructure deficits and weak social indicators, which required urgent and structured intervention.
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He explained that incremental changes were inadequate, prompting his administration to adopt a disciplined governance approach focused on measurable outcomes.
According to him, the government introduced a performance framework anchored on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to ensure accountability across ministries, departments and agencies.
The governor added that his policy direction is built on seven pillars: security, infrastructure, institutional strengthening, trade and investment, agriculture, human capital development and citizen engagement, all designed to drive sustainable growth.
He described security as the cornerstone of development, noting that his administration has worked with the Office of the National Security Adviser and military authorities to establish new bases in Giwa, Birnin Gwari and Southern Kaduna.
He added that over 150 operational vehicles and 500 motorcycles have been deployed to support security agencies.
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Sani said the government reclaimed over 20,000 hectares of farmland, resettled more than 1,000 displaced persons and continued support for over 117,000 internally displaced persons, particularly women and children.
He further disclosed that Kaduna established Northern Nigeria’s first forensic laboratory and launched the Kaduna Incident Report Centre (KAD-IR) for round-the-clock emergency response, alongside early warning systems and community peace structures under what he described as the “Kaduna Peace Model.”
On education, the governor said his administration constructed 736 classrooms, renovated over 1,200, recruited 10,000 teachers and trained more than 33,000 personnel, reducing the number of out-of-school children from about 550,000 to 187,720 within two years.
He added that the state is aligning education with economic needs through the Institute of Vocational Training and Skills Development, focusing on ICT, mechatronics and renewable energy.
In the health sector, Sani said 255 primary healthcare centres were upgraded to Level-2 facilities, 23 centres of excellence established across local governments and a 300-bed specialist hospital delivered to reduce medical tourism.
He said about 150 road projects covering over 1,300 kilometres are ongoing across the 23 local government areas to connect rural communities to urban markets and stimulate economic activities.
The governor added that the agricultural budget rose from ₦1.48 billion in 2023 to over ₦74 billion, with over 900 trucks of fertiliser distributed and more than 100,000 farmers enrolled in insurance schemes, while investments worth over $743 million have been realised, with a pipeline of $2.77 billion, bringing the total to over $3.5 billion.
In his presentation on Vision Alignment and Policy Communication at the Executive Level, the NIPR President, Dr. Ike Neliaku, stressed the need for principal officers of government to fully understand the vision of their principal to enable them align with it and effectively communicate it to their subordinates and the general public.
