Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, yesterday, said governors from the North West states have resolved to depart from the previous idea of giving money to bandits.
The governor who stated this while featuring on a Channels Television interview programme however disclosed that the governors are to meet President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to discuss the security challenges of their region.
Sani said his administration would focus on rural development as a way of improving livelihood of the rural dwellers and address insecurity.
He said: “I hosted a meeting with the governors of the North West and Niger State where we came out with a framework to tackle insecurity. We agreed that we will work together and move away from the decisions made by the previous governments of giving money to the bandits. We are planning to meet His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to discuss the insecurity.”
The governor made it clear that he would continue to support the National Assembly and that he would fast track the implementation of the State Police Bill which would help in containing insecurity in the country and give the governors the ability to ensure safety of their people and property.
He said the resolve to focus on rural area development was aimed at improving the Human Capital Index of the state, adding that the plan would be achieved through improving primary education, upscale of the healthcare centres, construction of critical roads, supporting agricultural services and empowering women and youth through vocational skills.
He commended the immediate past government of Nasir El-Rufai for the successful implementation of the Kaduna Urban Renewal Project, and assured that his administration will build on that and extend the developmental projects to the rural areas will also help in curbing insecurity.
On the issue of removal of subsidy, the Governor said he met with the organised labour in the state and they have resolved to work together to avert any industrial action.
“They assured me that even when the national body embarks on a strike they will not participate. And this is because I have been working with them closely in the last few years in Kaduna. They are also aware that I have been part of them because of my involvement in the fight for the rights of workers in the last 30 years. For the first time they are working with someone who was involved in the fight for workers’ rights and they believe this is their government.”
