Muslim and Christian leaders in Kaduna State have praised Governor Uba Sani’s administration for promoting religious harmony, inclusive governance and development, with some calling for his re-election.
The religious leaders spoke on Monday at a special interfaith dialogue organised by the Kaduna State Bureau of Interfaith at the Brigadier Abba Kyari Banquet Hall.
They credited Sani’s administration with improving peaceful coexistence between Muslims and Christians and commended its policies on infrastructure, education and religious inclusion.
Sani said his administration was built around fairness and bringing people from different backgrounds together.
“People have been asking me about our model. Our model is very simple. It does not need any study. It is about justice. It is about bringing everyone to the table,” he said.
The governor recalled that he inherited a deeply divided state when he assumed office in 2023, saying his administration had worked to overcome religious and ethnic divisions.
He said he had sworn to govern fairly without discrimination based on ethnic or religious affiliation.
The Chairman of the Kaduna State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev. Caleb Ma’aji, commended the governor for what he described as his achievements in the state.
Ma’aji cited the completion of the Nasarawa-UNTL-First Bank road and the PAN Drive-Television Garage-Sabon Tasha road, while noting that the Romi-Karatudu road was nearing completion.
He also commended the governor for restoring Christian pilgrimage to Jordan and Jerusalem, saying 50 Christians were sponsored for the pilgrimage last year.
Ma’aji also welcomed Sani’s choice of Jerry Adams as his running mate for the forthcoming election, describing it as a departure from the state’s previous political practice.
The Secretary-General of Jama’atu Nasril Islam, Prof. Khalid Aliyu, described Sani as a peacemaker and said the theme of the dialogue, “An Overview of the Impactful Three Years of Peaceful Coexistence and Inclusivity in Kaduna State: Unveiling the Secret,” was consistent with the International Day of Peace.
Sheikh Haliru Maraya also highlighted what he described as achievements of the administration, including the reduction of tuition fees in Kaduna State-owned tertiary institutions.
Maraya claimed that insecurity under the previous administration had resulted in thousands of deaths and kidnappings and forced hundreds of schools to close.
He said all schools in the state were now open and that farmers who had abandoned their land because of insecurity had returned to their farms.
Meanwhile, the National Secretary of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Bishop David Bakare, said he did not vote for Sani in the 2023 election because he was unfamiliar with his plans for the state.
Bakare, however, said the governor’s performance had changed his view.
“I didn’t believe in anything that you were going to do. I didn’t know you,” he said.
He added that with another election approaching, he would support Sani, saying his decision was based on what he had observed since the governor assumed office.
The event brought together Muslim and Christian clerics and other stakeholders to discuss peace, inclusion and development in Kaduna State.
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