Politics
GOV. Uba Sani on Saturday flagged off the construction of Vocational and Technology Skills Acquisition City at Samaru Kataf and other projects across the eight local government areas of Southern Kaduna.
He said the city, which was designed to train 800 youths annually across several vocations, was the second to be him.
According to him, the first one was sited in Igabi Local Government Area to serve Kaduna Central, while the one started at Samaru Kataf will serve the Southern Kaduna Zone.
Other projects in Southern Kaduna included the construction of 1km surface dressing with reinforced drainage and culvert at Zango township road, rehabilitation of vandalized transformers.
Others were the upgrade of power supply lines across the 8 local government areas at the local government secretariat, Kafanchan and the installation of 2,000 solar street lights across the 8 local government areas.
Sani reiterated his administration’s priority of rural transformation towards achieving the revitalization of the rural economy.
He said, “We are here for the groundbreaking of some important roads we want to construct across the eight local government areas of southern Kaduna.
”We have done similar ground breaking in zone 1 some two months ago and I promised the people of Kaduna State to ensure even development of the state.
“In this zone, we are going to be constructing some important roads, building hospitals, constructing some major roads that will link our markets with our farms, because the major focus of our administration is to revitalize the rural economy.
”We must support the people in the rural areas if we want to create jobs, improve productivity and reduce poverty in our communities.
“The only way we can achieve this is to support our farmers to be able to transport their produce from their farms to the markets. And that is why we are here to do these ground breaking.”
Sani also said that the state government was focusing on the improvement and equipping of the youths with skills, adding,”that is why we are building the city here in Samari Kataf.
” We want to equip our youths so that they can compete favorably with their counterparts across the world in skills. This will enable them to be gainfully employed.” .
He also promised to rebuild the Zango Urban market and other abandoned projects as requested by the Agwatyap.
The governor was also conferred with the traditional title of ‘Chat Atyap’ (lover of Atyap people), by the Paramount Ruler of Zangon-Kataf, the Agwatyap, Chief Dominic Gambo-Yahaya
Receiving the governor at the his Palace, Agwatyap applauded his commitment to rural development and identifying with the people of Zango-Kataf
He said, “Your Excellency, the people of this chiefdom will remember this date and you in particular forever. We remain grateful and promise our unflinching support to your Excellency’s programmes and projects.
” Your presence here is a testimony and the confirmation of your stated desire and wish to transform the rural areas of this state.
“We also appreciate your Excellency for the peace we are enjoying at the moment having gone through traumatic insecurity challenges and experiences this past four years.
”Since coming into office, you State your desire to secure the state and your body language has seen gradual return of peace and security in this Chiefdom.
“We are particularly grateful to this project which will serve many communities along this route, that is the project you are about to inaugurate now. It will enable the evacuation of farm produce from the hinterland.”
The traditional ruler said he was also delighted with the proposal to commence the skills acquisition centre at Samaru which would greatly assist the youths and reduce adolescent delinquency in the chiefdom and the state at large.
Gambo-Yahaya said, “We pledge our loyalty and support to all your programmes and activities as the Governor of Kaduna State.
”We hereby confer His Excellency with the traditional title of ‘Chat-Atyap’, which means ‘Mai Kaunar Kasar Nan’. May God bless your Excellency.”
At the Emir of Jema’a Palace in Kafanchan, the Emir, Muhammadu Isah-Muhammadu commended Sani for the transformation programmes he has rolled out within his six months in office.
He, however, promised the emirate’s total loyalty and unflinching support to the government of Sani.(NAN)
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-December 24, 2023 @ 6:20 GMT|
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