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Zawya
16-05-2025
- Politics
- Zawya
Nigeria: Kaduna LG lauds Uba Sani over infrastructural development
Chairman of Jema'a Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Peter Tanko Dogara, has led a high-powered delegation on an inspection tour of several key projects initiated by the Kaduna State governor, Senator Uba Sani, across the local government. The projects inspected included the ongoing construction of the 22-kilometre Kafanchan dual carriage township road, the 22.7-kilometre Kafanchan-Madakiya-Madauchi road, seven primary healthcare centres at various stages of completion, the 21-kilometre Gada Biyu road linking Jema'a with Sanga Local Government Area, the Kafanchan ultramodern market, the standard modern Kafanchan abattoir and the Sir Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa Memorial Hospital, now converted to the Federal Medical Centre. Speaking after the inspection, Dogara expressed satisfaction with the quality and scale of work done. 'Following a tour of the ongoing and completed projects in the council area, we pass a vote of confidence in the governor. We wholeheartedly endorsed Governor Uba Sani and President Bola Tinubu for a second term,' he declared. He stressed that the endorsement was not driven by politics but by the positive impacts of their projects, policies and programmes on the lives of the people. The council boss listed notable achievements in sectors such as good governance, stability, peace and security, infrastructural development, economic growth, healthcare delivery, education, social safety and empowerment. Community leaders across the various project sites commended the governor for his commitment to development, saying the projects will enhance the socio-economic life of their communities and the state at large. Stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the local government area also expressed appreciation for the developmental strides of Governor Sani, especially in bringing projects directly to the grassroots. Copyright © 2022 Nigerian Tribune Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (
BBC News
02-03-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
Negotiations for peace deal wit bandits go fit solve Nigeria insecurity palava?
For about four months now, peace don return for Birnin Gwari local goment area of Kaduna state, northern Nigeria, afta one peace agreement di state goment reach wit di bandits wey bin dey terrorize di area. Di bandits bin agree to drop dia arms and stop dia reign of terror for in and around di state. For November 2024, di Kaduna state govnor, Uba Sani bin receive wetin e call "repentant bandits" as part of im goment initiative to build bridges and subsequently get di bandits to lay down dia arms. E say dem no give di bandits any money but dem humble dem through open, honest dialogue. "Through numerous meetings and extensive discussions, we don build bridges of trust. Several senior bandit leaders don lay di arms and embrace peace, along wit dia followers. Bifor di agreement, Kaduna state bin dey under intense attacks from bandits wey dey terrorize di state, especially for Chikun, Kagarko, Giwa, Kajuru, and Birnin Gwari local goment areas of di state. Dia oda areas of attack na major highways. These bandits no only dey tiff and kill, but dem dey kidnap pipo too, plenty school children become victims of dia terrors. Why Govnor Uba Sani for Kaduna negotiate wit bandits? However, dis no be di first time wey goment for some states of Nigeria don make peace wit bandits wey dey operate for di region. Some state govnors for di northern part of Nigeria wey dey face security wahala don tok say dem dey open to negotiate wit insurgents for dia region. Similar negotiation happun during di time of former governor of Zamfara state, Bello Muhammad Matawalle. E work for some time but later di bandits return to dia banditry work. Di question wey some Nigerians dey ask be say, dis negotiation fit last forever? Wetin make dis negotiation different from di ones wey dem don do before? And whether e go get any effect for di future? Kaduna State Govnor, Senator Uba Sani, don reveal why im administration decide to do peace deal wit di bandits wey dey terrorize some parts of di state. For one interview wit BBC Hausa service, Sani say di decision to do dialogue na sake of di pipo wey beg for di violence stop, especially di residents wey di wahala don affect well well. "Na di pipo wey di violence dey affect na dem call for di dialogue. For example, di Emir of Birnin Gwari don come wit im pipo to beg for dialogue. When I ask am im reason, e tok say our communities don suffer from di banditry wahala, and e don lead to di deaths of plenty pipo and hundreds of our pipo don dey kidnapped for more dan ten years now, wit no lasting solution." Di govnor still tok say di appeal by di leaders of di communities, im meet wit important stakeholders, including di National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, bifor e finally decide to start di peace deal. Di negotiation wit bandits go fit bring lasting peace for northern Nigeria? For dis matter, some security experts dey see am as beta development if dem put correct measures in place, e fit bring lasting peace for di northern region wey don dey battle insecurity for ova ten years. Dr Yahuza wey be security expert and di managing director for Eagle Integrated Security and Logistics Company for Abuja, Nigeria capital believe say any measure wey dem fit take to avoid bloodshed suppose dey welcome since e fit bring peace, and di money wey dem dey use fight insurgents fit be use build infrastructure. "Any measure wey fit bring peace and help stop bloodshed, I tik say e good one. We know say di Minister of Defence, Badaru Abubakar, don go some states including Birnin Gwari region wia e tell di leaders, including di govnor of Kaduna state, make dem find ways to bring peace for di state." E tok say di bandits na Nigerians, which mean say dem fit go live dia lives for community. "Dis bandits na Nigerians too, and some of dem fit get talent wey go fit benefit di country if negotiation happun between both sides. Because e go bring peace for di community." "Di peace wey dey Birnin Gwari right now na proof say di peace tok fit produce beta result." Dr Getso add say, e good make Katsina, Zamfara, Sokoto, Kebbi plus oda Nigerian states wey dey face insecurity wahala try di same measures wey Kaduna state goment don use to bring peace for dia region. "Why we no try apply di same tin for Sokoto, Zamfara, and Katsina, since up till now peace never still dey these regions, even though goment dey spend plenty money to bring peace? "If dem negotiate, dem fit use di money for beta things like getting more infrastructure." Oga Getso tok. E add say if dem take correct measures during di negotiation, including know who di bandits be and who di victims be, e go really help bring lasting peace. Wetin be di implication? Dr Yetso tok say di only implication e tink dis negotiation fit bring na if authorities no take good measures during di negotiation and if di remaining states wey dey experience insecurity refuse to do dialogue wit di bandits, becos di terrorist fit move from Kaduna to oda states do dia operations. "Di implication be say if di authorities no put measures in place di problem fit come back". "Anoda implication be say if di oda states no take di same measures dos pipo fit comot from Kaduna go oda places like Kebbi, Sokoto, Zamfara do dia dirty work and then comeback Kaduna do dia normal life." Nigeria northwest region don see increase in attacks from bandits and armed groups in recent years. Data from Nigeria National Bureau of Statistics record nearly 615,000 deaths in attacks between May 2023 and April 2024, and di northwest carry di highest number wit more dan 200,000 killings.
BBC News
09-02-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
To settle my papa and Govnor Uba Sani no be my job – Bello El-Rufai
From di time wey signs begin dey show say di fight between Kaduna State Govnor, Uba Sani, and former govnor of di state, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, dey increase, El-Rufai son bin don dey tok im own on di mata. Bello El-Rufai, di member of di House of Representatives wey dey represent Kaduna North constituency, tok for di BBC Hausa Madina Maishanu, for Mahangar Zamani program, say, im no happy wit how tins take dey between former govnor Nasir El-Rufa'i and di curent govnor of di state, Uba Sani, unto di positions wey di two men get for im life. Misunderstandings catch fire between di former govnor and im successor less dan one year afta dem form new goment for Kaduna State. Governor Uba Sani don first complain about di plenti debt wey di former govnor allegedly leave for am, as im say di state goment no fit even pay salaries of im workers wit di small funds dem dey receive. Di state House of Assembly later launch one investigation into El-Rufai goment over allege irregularities from borrow-borrow and diversion of N423 billion without any proper explanation . However, di former govnor deny all di accuse, come open one court case to challenge di state Assembly. Bello El-Rufai tok say: "E no dey pleasant for us, even if someone na my enemy, I no like to see am dey fight anoda enemy, I want peace." Bello bin also link di situation to how life fit change at any time, "marriages dey break up, friends stop to be friends, na just say friendships no suppose end no mata di kain of conflict dey get into." Wetin unite dem? Bello tok say im no really know wetin join im papa wit im former boss, and im no tink say dem dey fight each oda sake of say e never hear any of dem come out and insult di oda in front of am. According to am, e no even know if di alleged fight dey real as pipo dey report am. "None of dem tell me anytin about di conflict, I just realize say e dey over now." Bello also yarn say pipo dey make di conflict worse pass wetin actually dey happun wit di mind to turn am into one major conflict. "Pipo wan am to be like Dramendra and Amitabh Bachchan [from one Indian film] fight, and some pipo dey call to hear more about wetin bin happun." Many pipo for long don dey wan hear from Bello about im closeness to di state governor. For years wey don pass, Bello bin serve as im deputy and na im bin advise am to run for parliament, according to wetin im bin tell BBC. However, opposite to Bello claim say di two no dey tok bad tin about di oda for im presence, dis week, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai bin respond strongly to Uba Sani on social media over some of di govrnor comments wey im bin no like. Di two men, wey bin be each oda political support, don dey fight demsef since di change of goment and di tensions bin rise afta Uba Sani become govnor. Na dat time di tok to investigate El-Rufai goment and how im administration spend money during im tenure begin rise, situation wey show signs of conflict between dem. Di incident surprise many pipo as political observers believe say El-Rufai dey get hand for Uba Sani victory for di governorship race. Bello say for im opinion,dis no mean anytin becos to do research no be crime, but if dem do am without any purpose, na violation of God. "Investigation no be for anyone, but if you dey investigate for injustice or to insult pesin or sake of say pesin don wrong you, den God go punish you. God go forgive you everytin but I no go infringe on anybody rights." Dem fit dey divided? Wen we ask if e think say e fit reconcile dem, Bello tok clearly, "By God, no be my job, my job na to focus on helping di pipo of Kaduna North constituency." E bin show say im want peace and say e for like am between dem. "I like peace and to maintain trust. If pesin touch me, we go argue wit dem, but no be outside, but dis na me." Bello finally show say possibility dey to bring back peace between di two, as im emphasize di position of di two of dem and how im dey pray for peace between dem. "For me, no one beta pass Mallam Nasiru politically. Im bin only put im work first and na so I wan be. Na my papa, papa na papa." "And about Govnor Uba Sani, all di pipo wey dey wait for me to say sometin about am, dem go surprise." For many states for Nigeria, similar situation kontinu to occur, wia tension dey for relationship between former govnors and di pipo wey dem bin support to succeed dem. One wey catch fire pass na fr Rivers State between di current govnor, Siminalayi Fubara and di current Minister of di FCT, Nyesome Wike.
