From: Femi Oyelola, Kaduna
The Kaduna State Gubernatorial candidate of the Action Democratic Party (ADP) Sani Shaaban has promised to restore the State as the pride of the North.
He asserted this while interacting with Journalists in Kaduna yesterday.
Shaaban who is an in -Law to President Muhammadu Buhari condemned the Muslim-Muslim ticket adopted by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state and at the national level.
According to him With the Muslim-Muslim ticket, the ruling party has only succeeded in putting fire on the residents heads. Saying, their brothers from the Southern Part no longer feel comfortable with them from the North.
He explained that, the Muslim-Muslim ticket in Kaduna today is nothing but a disguise and when there is suspicion and lack of confidence the society cannot develop as expected.
Speaking further, he vowed that if given the mandate at the polls by Kaduna residents, he would restore the state’s lost glory.
“I want to bring back the glory of Kaduna. I am what I am today because of God.
“I would do the best I can to ensure Kaduna State becomes the envy of all. Kaduna is not a poor state. If there is any state that is strategically located on the planet, Kaduna is the one.
“Kaduna used to be number one in textile industry, but today the case is different. The tomatoes we have, the ginger, the pepper the grains we have, yet people are hungry,” he lamented.
“We don’t need to fall back on national grants, Kaduna State is strategic and has all it takes to stand on its own,” he declared.
“If you talk of debts, today after Lagos, Kaduna State is the most indebted in Nigeria.
“I have the will and I believe God is always with the righteous. He will not forget Shaaban and I will turn around the fortunes of the state for good
“The way they say it is indebted, that it is only a fool that would want to take over from this present government, I can weather the storm,” he declared
“I see what they do and how they do it. There are lots of African countries today, they are what they are because of my contributions. I want to replicate same here.
“We are not coming on board for the glory of the siren. We want to give back to the society the knowledge God has given us. Two years after Sani Shaaban in Kaduna, other states will start copying us, if possible I would be a governor of more than one state,” he said.
“I want to send some words of caution to my good friends in the media. You saw what transpired from 2015 to date nationally and in Kaduna. What roles did you play in the laws brought in. Or are you being paid? ” He queried.
“Some of us know some students in the Kaduna State University (KASU) who were thinking of graduating in their 400 level, but sent back to square one because of the school fees increase. I have met some of those students, riding Keke NAPEP. Please be part of this stream, check out the situation and have love in your hearts,” he charged.
