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John Shiklam in Kaduna

A former National Chairman of the Alliance for Democracy (AD), Ambassador Yusuf Mamman, has commended Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, 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 to 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 was not only a panacea for peace and development, but the foundation blocks for an egalitarian society.”

He noted that Sani was 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 was charting a course 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, demobilised  and reintegrated into the society.”