Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has disclosed that the state was taken over by banditry, insurgency, and ethnic-religious crisis before he became governor.
Sani, however, noted that since he became governor, the state has not recorded any ethno-religious crisis.
He disclosed this while featuring on Arise Television’s Prime Time on Thursday night.
Sani took over the reigns of leadership from former governor Nasir El-Rufai in 2023.
During El-Rufai’s tenure, Kaduna State was ridden by banditry, kidnapping, and ethnic-religious crisis, with Southern Kaduna being the epicenter.
However, Sani said he solved the ethno-religious crisis in the state through inclusivity.
He said: “When I came to Kaduna, it was completely taken over by issues of banditry, insurgency, and ethnic-religious crises. Today, in the last two years, we have not experienced a single ethnic-religious crisis in Kaduna State.
“That is not the role of the President; it is the role of the sub-national government to do that.
“Today in Kaduna, we have not had any farmers-herders crisis, I solved the problem through inclusivity.
“President Tinubu doesn’t have to come to the North to tell you how to run your own state, we have a diverse state in Kaduna with about 60 ethnic groups and as a leader the first thing you need to do is about Justice, equity, and fairness.
“And this is taking development to every part of the state, irrespective of religion, ethnic, or political affiliations.
“When I came as a governor, I was elected mostly by people from the Northern part of Kaduna but today when you go to Kaduna and see the roads we are constructing, we do not discriminate.”
