Shehu Sani begs el-Rufai not to demolish Kaduna market

Shehu Sani, senator representing Kaduna central, has appealed to Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna, not to demolish a market in the state.

Speaking with journalists after traders called his attention to the alleged plans of the state government to demolish a Kaduna market known as Kasuwan Barci, the lawmaker said many policies of the state government were not favourable to the people.

Sani said if things continued that way, the Kaduna All Progressives Congress (APC) would pay for it.

“The anti-APC policies of the administration in Kaduna state is sending people away, many people now only have faith in Buhari not in the party any more,” Sani said.

“Most programmes of government in the state are not in favour of the people and if it continues, APC will pay for it. The current administration policies are only designed to please some certain group of people in the state

“I identify with the pains, concerns and fears of the traders and I appeal to the governor to think twice with a human heart over the issue. We promised to deliver change to the country and as democrats, whatever we will do, we need to consult and carry the people along.

“We cannot treat people with arrogance and insolence and expect them to trust us again.”

The senator said it would be a mistake to demolish the market if there are funds to reconstruct it.

Haruna Umar, chairman of the market traders union, said there were more than 30,000 persons earning their livelihood from the market.

Umar said the market had about 4,800 shops which have a daily turnover of N500 million.