From:Femi Oyelola in Kaduna
Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has said that the North West zone is faring better under the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration and that the zone is the heartbeat of the All Progressives Congress(APC).
Speaking at the APC North West Stakeholders meeting, which was held in Kaduna on Saturday, he recalled that President Tinubu ‘’took control of our nation’s affairs at one of the most difficult times in its history.’’
Governor Uba Sani, who is the Coordinating Governor of APC in the North West, said that the President is not afraid to take tough decisions as ‘’he embarked on bold reforms with uncommon courage.’’
According to him, the President’s choices have started bearing fruit because ‘’Nigerians are also beginning to appreciate the fact that Mr. President means well for our country.
‘’As things begin to pick up, the APC has become the choice destination for politicians and citizens generally,’’ Governor Uba Sani noted.
The Governor recalled that ‘’before President Tinubu assumed office in 2023, the North West Zone was the ‘epicentre’ of banditry, terrorism, kidnapping, and other violent crimes.
’ You could hardly travel from one place to another. Farmers could hardly access their farms. Life was indeed ‘nasty, short, and brutish’ in the North West. At one point, the situation appeared hopeless. But two years in the saddle, the situation has changed.
‘’President Tinubu has not only stabilized the security situation, he has boosted agriculture in the North West with the provision of farm inputs,’’ he argued.
Governor Uba Sani pointed out that the ‘’North West has also gotten top positions at the federal level. For the first time, the North West Zone has 12 Ministers in the Federal Cabinet.
“We have the Honourable Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Deputy Senate President, the National Chairman of the APC, the Chief of Defence Staff, and the Chief of Air Staff. There are many other important appointments which I may not be able to mention here because of time,’’ he added.
The Governor listed some projects that the Tinubu administration is embarking on in the North West, especially the ‘’completion of the Abuja – Kaduna – Zaria – Kano Dual Carriageway.’’
