From: Femi Oyelola, Kaduna
Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani has said the vision of his administration is to make Kaduna the Leading Economic Hub of the North.
He asserted this during the groundbreaking ceremony of the Qatar Sensible Project for Economic City and Mass Housing Project for the less privileged held in Kaduna yesterday.
According to him, Kaduna State is rich in natural and human resources, saying it is the gateway to many parts of Nigeria.
Gov. Sani added that the State is a transportation hub, noting that the immediate past government worked assiduously to upgrade the infrastructure in the state.
“We are determined to build on that legacy to fast-track the economic development of the state.”
Gov. Sani explained that Economic City will provide world-class infrastructure and make Kaduna a reference point for modern and affordable accommodation, adequate security, and a conducive atmosphere for business activities.
“The Economic City will facilitate international trade. It will serve as a platform for entrepreneurs and traders. It will help harness product value chain opportunities and improve economic growth.
“In the Economic City, there will be Houses for the Poor, Clinics, Shops, Poultry Farms, Farmlands for Rainy Season, and Irrigation Farming.
“The Mass Housing Project for the Less Privileged is a major contribution towards putting roofs over the heads of the poor, underserved, and vulnerable in our state.
“This will go a long way in addressing a major gap in our Interventions in the Housing Sector over the years.
“Other empowerment programs that the poor, underserved, and vulnerable in Kaduna State will benefit from Qatar Charity include scholarships for orphans and children of the poor, distribution of sewing machines, welding machines, irrigation pumping machines, salon kits, and drilling of hundreds of boreholes across the 23 local governments of Kaduna State.
“The Qatar Sanabil Project is a multi-million dollar project that will impact positively the lives of over 500,000 poor, underserved, and vulnerable citizens of Kaduna State.”
