Governor Uba Sani has urged Nigerians to remain vigilant against attempts by opposition elements to undermine democracy, as the Presidential Media Team commended ongoing federal and state projects in Kaduna State.
The governor spoke during a state banquet for members of the Presidential Media Team and journalists, following an inspection tour of projects across the state.
The team, led by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, visited key infrastructure projects including the Gadan-Gayam, Gwaraji and Kujama road networks, a Skills Acquisition Centre and the 300-bed Bola Ahmed Tinubu Specialist Hospital.
Other members of the delegation included Sunday Dare, Tunde Rahman, Otega Ogra and Tope Ajayi.
Speaking at the event, Onanuga attributed the scale of development in the state to improved funding for subnational governments under the administration of Bola Tinubu.
“The administration of Governor Uba Sani has effectively leveraged these resources to address critical infrastructure gaps and improve the quality of life for residents,” he said.
“Some communities in Kaduna went without roads for two decades. Governor Uba Sani is now opening up the state and developing every part of it.
“When I return to Abuja, I will tell Mr President that the money his government has been giving to states is being put to work in Kaduna,” Onanuga added.
In his remarks, Sani warned against what he described as “self-serving narratives” by individuals seeking political power at the expense of national development.
“We fought for this democracy. Some of us lost our freedoms, we went to detention, and many journalists paid the ultimate price,” the governor said.
He recalled past struggles involving figures such as Bagauda Kaltho and Dele Giwa, noting that democracy must be protected through collective responsibility.
Sani also commended members of the media team, particularly Onanuga, Dare and Rahman, for their role in promoting democratic values and communicating government policies.
The tour, organised under the Renewed Hope Ambassadors initiative led by Hope Uzodimma, also included officials from the Federal Ministries of Transportation and Works.
At the Kaduna-Kano rail project site, a representative of the Federal Ministry of Transportation, Abdullahi Yakubu, disclosed that the Kaduna-Kano-Jigawa-Katsina-Maradi railway line has reached 68 per cent completion.
“The rail line covers 203 kilometres from Kaduna to Kano, with an expected completion date of December 2026,” Yakubu said, adding that work is ongoing on a major bridge linking Rigasa to the Afaka-Mando axis.
The Presidential Media Team said the tour was aimed at showcasing the impact of ongoing federal and state projects, particularly in the North-West region.