Uba Sani: Tinubu took decisive step by signing north-west development commission bill

Uba Sani, governor of Kaduna, has commended President Bola Tinubu for signing the north-west development commission bill into law.

On Wednesday, Tinubu signed the north-west development commission (establishment) and the south-east development commission (establishment) bills into law.

The north-west development commission (establishment) bill was signed to address the challenges facing the seven states in the north-west geopolitical zone.

The seven north-west are Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Jigawa, Sokoto, and Zamfara.

In a statement on Wednesday, the Kaduna governor described the president’s action as “a decisive step to pull the north-west back from the brink”.

“I wish to express my profound gratitude to our dear President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, for signing the north-west development bill into law,” the statement reads.

“This is no doubt the most significant piece of news I have received in decades.

“It clearly demonstrates President Tinubu’s deep concern for the north-west and commitment to addressing its multifaceted developmental and security challenges.”

The governor commended the president for his “uncommon support to state governments in the north to effectively tackle their myriad challenges and set the region on the path to sustainable growth and development”.

He called on leaders and people of the north-west to consider the bill as a call to action.

“We must come together and fashion a marshall plan for the development of the north-west. Our plan must be people-driven and all-inclusive,” the governor added.

“The people that will be saddled with the responsibility of running the north-west development commission must be men and women of transparent honesty, knowledgeable, creative, and innovative.

“There must be no room for incompetence and lethargy.”