A former national chairman of the Alliance for Democracy (AD), Ambassador Yusuf Mamman, has commended Uba Sani, governor of Kaduna state for giving every section of the state a sense of belonging through his inclusive governance policy.
Speaking with journalists in Kaduna, Mamman, a former ambassador of Spain and The Vatican, said Sani’s “community engagement and the all inclusive governance style stands him out for commendation”
According to him, Sani’s “inclusive policy is not only a panacea for peace and development, but the foundation blocks for an egalitarian society.”
He noted that Sani is executing projects across the state like the late Balarabe Musa, a former governor of Kaduna state who governed the state in the second republic.
Mamman said, “During the Balarabe Musa administration, a cottage industry was located in each of the then 14 local governments of Kaduna state, leveraging their comparative advantages.
“Governor Uba Sani is now ‘executing projects across the state, irrespective of party affiliations or ethno-religious considerations, in his policy of inclusion.’’
He pointed out that ethno-religious crises that rocked the state in the past, stifled development, stressing that the governor is charting of peace and unity “which had been lacking with previous administrations with the exception of the Balarabe Musa government.’’
Mamman said ‘’Sani’s antecedents as a progressive and a pro-democracy activist have adequately prepared him to govern a diverse polity like Kaduna state.
‘’In particular, his community engagement and the all-inclusive governance style stands him out for commendation.
“His approach to inter-ethnic, inter and intra faith relations is ushering new era of peace and harmony in Kaduna state.
‘’Additionally Governor Uba Sani’s non-kinetic approach to security challenges facing our state is highly commendable. “Armed groups and other non state actors must be disarmed, demobilized and reintegrate into the society.”
He called ‘on well meaning the people of the state to rally round the governor in his effort to recreate the cosmopolitan Kaduna state of the good old days.
