Greenbarge Reporters
President Muhammadu Buhari has praised the Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir Ahmed El-Rufai for several people-oriented projects he has executed in various parts of the State.
The President told Governor El-Rufai: ‘‘I am pleased to be associated with your successes and initiatives.’’
Speaking today, January 21 at the palace of the Emir of Zazzau, Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli, the President said that within the context of scarce resources and prevailing economic reality, the State government has done well for the people.
‘‘As they say in Hausa ‘Gani ya Kori ji’ (seeing is believing),’’ he said.
The President, who is on a four-day official visit to the State, had yesterday, January 20, commissioned projects in Kafanchan and Kaduna metropolis in the State.
Today, January 21 in Zaria, the northern senatorial district of Kaduna, the President commissioned the remodelled Sabon Gari market with 3,400 shops; the Circular road with two spurs on River road and Kufena road and the Queen Elizabeth way.
At the Sabon-Gari market, President Buhari, while appreciating the governor for rebuilding one of the oldest markets in the State and paying compensation of over N300 million to traders, said that he would consider opening a consultancy service in the market, where a ‘‘Presidential Block’’ is named after him.
In his remarks, Governor El-Rufai recalled that in August 2019, the President was in Zaria to commission Phase 2 of the Zaria water project, providing a basic amenity that was not available for residents of Zaria for over 30 years.
