Kaduna governor bags Igbo title, promises spare parts market

Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani has been conferred with the traditional title of Ezienyi Ndigbo (friend of the Igbo people).

This is just as the governor, who declared that “Kaduna State is home to Igbos”, approved the allocation of a large expanse of land for the building of a spare parts market in Kaduna State.

Sani made this known at the 2024 Igbo Cultural Day Celebration in Kaduna on Saturday, October 26, 2024.

Sani said the papers are being perfected by the Kaduna Geographic Information Service (KADGIS).

Governor Sani promised to “personally perform the groundbreaking for the construction of the Spare Parts Market.”

According to him, the Kaduna State Government is willing and ready to partner with Igbo industrialists and entrepreneurs as his administration offers very attractive incentives.

Sani described the Igbos as a unique people who are “industrious, hardworking, resilient, resourceful, and accommodating,” adding that they have contributed to the growth and development of Kaduna State.

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“Despite challenges, your faith in the huge potentials and possibilities of Kaduna State remains unshaken,” the governor stated, urging Igbos to continue investing in critical sectors of the state.

Sani said his administration’s economic agenda is to sustain Kaduna State’s enviable status “as a premier investment destination in Nigeria”.

“We aim to attract investments across diverse sectors, create jobs and facilitate technology and skills transfer, making our labour force skilled and employable,” he added.

The governor thanked the Igbo community for conferring him a title, describing it as a great honour.

Also speaking at the event, the President General of the Igbo Community Welfare Association, Francis Ani, disclosed why Sani was given the title.

Ani said: “We painstakingly looked at what your administration has done in the last 18 months since you assumed office as the Executive Governor of Kaduna State.

“Your inclusive and open governance approach, the near total peace, and harmonious coexistence amongst various tribes and ethnic groups in Kaduna State are some of the indices we considered.

“The communities in Kaduna State are highly impressed with the giant strides your administration has recorded within a short period in office.

“Your efforts in rural infrastructural development, especially the ongoing construction of over 60 rural roads and completion of several others, reconstruction of secondary schools, primary health centres, and schools across the state are commendable.”

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