Insisting that Federal Government policies are yielding positive results, Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has said that the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu’s administration is not a mere political slogan but a structured national rescue plan.
The governor pointed out that the agenda is ”aimed at restoring macroeconomic balance, stimulating production, creating employment, and lifting millions from poverty.
”It seeks to create the enabling conditions in which enterprise can thrive, capital can find confidence, and every Nigerian, irrespective of place of birth, state of origin, social or religious persuasions, can aspire to dignity and prosperity,” he added.
Governor Sani made this statement in his capacity as Chief Host at the 65th Independence Anniversary Lecture, organised by the Arewa Think Tank, themed “The Journey So Far with the Renewed Hope Agenda in View.”
Sani explained that Kaduna State has embraced the spirit and substance of the Renewed Hope Agenda, adding that his administration has completed some abandoned projects and is on the verge of completing all.
According to him, the impact of the Renewed Hope Agenda is steadily unfolding across the nation’s economy and socio-political landscape.
”We have seen renewed momentum in fiscal reform, in security management, in educational expansion, and in infrastructure renewal. Across the North, a quiet renaissance is taking root”, he insisted.
Stressed further, Sani noted, ”Roads and bridges are knitting communities closer; markets are reawakening; the long-neglected rural economy is stirring again. In agriculture, the very lifeblood of the North, we are witnessing an unprecedented transformation.”
”Farmers now work with solar-powered irrigation systems and mechanised implements; climate-smart innovations are redefining rural livelihoods; agribusiness is replacing subsistence farming”, he added.
”No administration in our history has empowered subnational governments in agricultural transformation as profoundly as President Tinubu’s”, the governor disclosed.
Noting that his administration in the state is on the verge of completing all abandoned projects, the governor said that he is doing so ”not for applause, but to restore faith in governance. We are investing in enduring institutions rather than transient monuments”.
”We are extending opportunity to those whom fortune has overlooked, and we are building a state defined by inclusion, discipline, and accountability. Our purpose is clear: to make Kaduna a model of pragmatic reform and human-centred development within the larger federation,” he recalled.
In other news, Sani has re-emphasised the importance of state policing, saying that Nigeria must summon the political will to amend its Constitution to allow the establishment of state police forces and service commissions, as the current centralised policing system is increasingly inadequate for addressing Nigeria’s diverse, localised and rapidly evolving security threats.
He gave the charge yesterday, at the distinguished lecture series, themed “The role of State Governments in overcoming insecurity in Nigeria,” organised by the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), Lagos. Sani noted that insecurity is no abstraction but a reality demanding grounded, compassionate and strategic responses.
