“Kaduna Now Better Than I Met It” – Uba Sani

Governor Uba Sani has said that he took over a Kaduna State that had a lot of potential but was also dealing with security issues, infrastructure problems, and social indicators that needed to be fixed right away.

The Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) put on a workshop for high-ranking government officials, and the Governor spoke at it. This was part of the ongoing Nigeria Public Relations Week, Croc City 2026, which is taking place in Kaduna.

The workshop was called “From Policy to Public Trust: Strategic Communication for Vision Alignment and Governance Delivery for Renewed Hope.” It was attended by senior government officials, including commissioners, special advisers, counselors, and permanent secretaries.

Governor Uba Sani said at the event, “Kaduna is not where it was.” Kaduna is a much better place now, and what’s even more exciting is that it’s on the move and ready to do even bigger and better things.

He said that his government knew from the start that small changes wouldn’t get the State to where it wanted to be. Instead, he said, what was needed was a disciplined reorientation of how the government works.

He said that his government promised that the vision must have a measurable effect, or else it would stay an idea.

“We made a performance framework based on Key Performance Indicators official, so that every ministry, department, and agency knows what they need to do and is responsible for the results,” he said.

The Governor said that when he took office in 2023, he also organized his agenda around seven strategic pillars, and the results have been good in the last two and a half years.

He said that the seven pillars are safety and security, building up infrastructure, making institutions stronger, trade and investment, agriculture, developing human capital, and getting people involved.

Governor Uba Sani said that these pillars are not separate priorities but “interconnected levers, designed to function as a coherent system; each reinforcing the other, each contributing to a broader objective: the transformation of Kaduna State into a secure, prosperous, and inclusive society.”

He said that security is the basis for all progress and that “without it, farmers can’t farm their land, businesses can’t invest, and communities can’t grow.”

The Governor said that he worked closely with the Office of the National Security Adviser and the military high command to set up new military bases in high-risk areas like Giwa, Birnin Gwari, and Southern Kaduna.

“We improved mobility and response by giving security agencies more than 150 operational vehicles and 500 motorcycles.” He said, “We put together a Joint Task Force in our cities that has made a big difference in the number of street crimes and banditry.”

Governor Uba Sani also said that his government was focused on structural outcomes.

“We have taken back more than 20,000 hectares of farmland that was once hard to get to, which has allowed farmers to get back to work, especially in places like Birnin Gwari, Giwa, and Kargarko.

He went on to say, “We have helped over 1,000 displaced people move back to their homes and are still giving targeted help to more than 117,000 internally displaced people, with a focus on women and children.”

The Governor also said that his government has set up the first forensic lab in Northern Nigeria, which has made it easier to investigate crimes.

The Kaduna Incident Report Center (KAD-IR) is now open 24 hours a day for real-time emergency response. He said, “There are early warning systems in place to find and calm tensions before they get worse.”

He says that as part of its non-kinetic strategy, Kaduna State has institutionalized peace dialogues, set up local peace councils, and put in place a framework for rehabilitation and reintegration that puts learning new skills ahead of money.

He said that even though the result isn’t perfect, “security is getting better, confidence is coming back, and economic activity is slowly growing in areas that were once thought to be off-limits.” We now call all of this the Kaduna Peace Model.

Governor Uba Sani also said that his government has made big improvements in education by making planned investments to make it easier for more people to get an education and make it better.

“We built 736 new classrooms and fixed up more than 1,200 old ones. He said, “We have hired 10,000 teachers and trained more than 33,000 education workers in modern teaching methods and digital skills.”

The Governor said that “one of our most important accomplishments has been the decrease in the number of children who are not in school: from about 550,000 to 187,720 in two years.”

He went on to say, “This progress shows that there has been not only investment, but also coordination, data-driven interventions, and long-term involvement with communities.”

Governor Uba Sani also said that his government is making sure that education meets the needs of a modern economy.

“The creation of the Institute of Vocational Training and Skills Development is a big step toward closing the gap between education and work.

“We’re getting our young people ready for jobs, productivity, and innovation by training them in ICT, mechatronics, renewable energy, and other high-demand fields,” he said.

The Governor also said that in the last two and a half years, he has made it easier for people to get medical care, made health facilities better, and made systems stronger.

“We have improved 255 Primary Healthcare Centers to Level-2 facilities and set up 23 Centers of Excellence, one in each Local Government Area.” “We have built a 300-bed specialist hospital to provide advanced medical care in the state, which cuts down on the need for expensive medical travel,” he said.

He said that his government has started about 150 road projects that will cover more than 1,300 kilometers across all 23 Local Government Areas.

He said that the projects “are part of a deliberate strategy to connect rural production centers to urban markets, cut down on travel time, and boost business.”

The Governor said that he has raised the agricultural budget from ₦1.48 billion in 2023 to over ₦74 billion this year. He has also given farmers more than 900 trucks of fertilizer and signed up more than 100,000 smallholders for crop insurance to protect them from risk.

He went on to say, “Through the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones in Chikun and Kubau, we are moving from subsistence farming to value-added agribusiness; creating jobs, increasing incomes, and enhancing export potential.”

He says that Kaduna State has made it possible for the private sector to grow.

He said that his government has made 23 investments worth more than $743 million between 2023 and 2025 in important areas like agriculture, manufacturing, energy, and more.

We have also set up a pipeline of investments worth about $2.77 billion. “This brings our total investment portfolio to over $3.5 billion, which is a clear sign that confidence in Kaduna is growing,” he said.

The Governor also said that his government has made a lot of progress in social protection and inclusion by opening more than 2.5 million new bank accounts for people who don’t have enough money to open one.

He said that his government has given more than ₦18 billion in targeted help to families, farmers, and small businesses.

He went on to say, “Our free CNG mass transit program has already helped more than 1.4 million passengers by lowering the cost of transportation and making it easier for families.”

Governor Uba Sani said, “Through Project 255, we are guaranteeing ₦100 million in public investment to each ward, making sure that development reaches every community, both urban and rural.”