Former Vice-President Namadi Sambo, former national chairmen of the All Progressives Congress Chiefs Bisi Akande and John Odigie-Oyegun, former governors, and two serving ministers from the state, Hajiya Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed and Dr. Mohammed Mahmood Abubakar, have been invited to commission the infrastructure projects as part of the Urban Renewal Programme of Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai’s administration on Friday.
A statement signed by El-Rufai’s Special Adviser on Media and Communication, Muyiwa Adekeye, listed the projects to include the Safe City Command and Control Centre and the new Ungwan Rimi Market.
The statement which also listed the Umaru Yar’adua Road which links the Millennium City to the Eastern Bypass, the Isa Kaita Road and 10 other roads as projects to be commissioned, recalling that “President Muhammadu Buhari commissioned the projects of the first phase of the urban renewal programme in January 2021.”
According to Adekeye, the reason why the former Vice President was invited to commission the projects was because he is the highest-ranking elected official that the state has produced. Also, Chief Bisi Akande, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Pastor Tunde Bakare and former governor Ali Modu Sheriff were honored for their roles in the merger of the parties that fused into the APC.
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According to the Special Adviser, “it is only right and proper to recognize the service of Hajiya Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed and Dr. Mohammed Mahmood Abubakar as ministers from Kaduna state.
“The projects to be commissioned are part of the comprehensive effort to expand and improve critical public infrastructure across the state through the Urban Renewal Programme and projects undertaken by the newly created metropolitan authorities.”
The statement noted that the infrastructure projects are a significant achievement for the state because they help to connect communities, attract investment, and promote economic growth while improving the quality of life for the citizens.
