KADSIPA boss: Uba Sani committed to serving Kaduna residents

Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani remains committed to ensuring that social protection not just a policy but a transformative tool for poverty reduction, equity, and resilience, the Executive Secretary of the Kaduna Social Investment Protection Agency (KADSIPA), Sani Maikudi, has said.

The KADSIPA boss said this at the opening of a two-day workshop in Zaria, Kaduna State, on Saturday, February 1, 2025.

Sani stated: “Governor Uba Sani’s administration recognises the importance of continuously assessing and refining our policies to meet the evolving needs of our citizens.

“It is this commitment that has made workshops like this possible, where stakeholders come together to review, analyse, and improve critical frameworks like the Social Protection Policy.”

Also speaking at the event, the Social Policy Officer of the Kaduna Field Office of UNICEF, Wakidara Mavis Akila, said the review was timely and highly welcomed, especially because of climate change.

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She assured of UNICEF’s continuous support while congratulating KADSIPA and the Kaduna State Government for their commitment to the success of the programme.

The Project Coordinator of the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), Muhammad Shehu Danhassan, commended the key roles and functions of Civil Society Organisations by the Kaduna State Government.

He added that the Human Centered Design (HCD) should be mainstreamed and captured into Social Protection Policy, saying this will ensure that beneficiaries are involved in all decision making process.

On her part, the Citizens Co-Chair of OGP Technical Working group, Summaya Abdullahi Hussein, urged KADSIPA to strengthen social protection systems and also ensure that the policy touches the lives of the people.

“We need to ensure that what we have on paper will reflect in the vulnerable families we are targeting,” she said.

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