Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, entered October 2025 with an energetic agenda aimed at consolidating gains in food security, education reform, and inclusive development across the state. His activities during the month underscored the administration’s commitment to broad-based growth anchored on peace, equity, and empowerment.
At the start of the month, the governor unveiled an ambitious ₦10 billion allocation for agriculture in the 2025 state budget, describing the sector as the “backbone of Kaduna’s economy.” The fund, he said, would boost smallholder productivity, mechanisation, irrigation projects, and agricultural value-chains.
The announcement came as part of a series of engagements with rural cooperatives where farm inputs were distributed to hundreds of smallholder farmers. Sani explained that “food security is national security,” insisting that Kaduna must feed itself and contribute to Nigeria’s self-sufficiency drive.
Mid-month, attention shifted to education as the government hosted the KADA EDUPACT International Education Summit in Kaduna. The forum, themed “Strategic Visioning for Educational Transformation,” drew scholars, development partners, and investors.
Governor Sani used the platform to showcase Kaduna’s new education roadmap, which includes construction of 62 secondary schools, over 600 classrooms, and three modern vocational and technical institutes. He reaffirmed that education reform was central to his “Building a Kaduna that Works for All” agenda.
The governor’s push for inclusion also took cultural dimensions. The second edition of the Southern Kaduna Festival (SKFEST 2025) drew thousands to celebrate the region’s heritage under the theme “Preserving Heritage, Igniting Progress.” Sani attended personally, assuring participants of his administration’s dedication to peacebuilding and cultural integration. “We cannot build a modern Kaduna without harmony and mutual respect,” he told the cheering crowd.
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On 14 October, Sani accepted Kaduna’s hosting rights for the 2026 Nigeria Public Relations Week, aligning it with his administration’s “Kaduna Peace Model,” a non-kinetic strategy for addressing insecurity through communication and trust-building. Later in the month, he was honoured with Blueprint Newspaper’s Governor of the Year Award (Peace & Security), recognising Kaduna’s relative stability amid national challenges.
The governor rounded off the month with celebrations marking two years of his administration. At a commemorative event in Kaduna, Sani listed achievements in healthcare, infrastructure, and governance. He cited the renovation of 13 general hospitals, upgrading of 255 primary health centres, and ongoing urban renewal projects in Zaria, Kafanchan, and Kaduna metropolis.
Observers noted that October’s activities reflected a blend of policy focus and symbolic outreach demonstrating that Uba Sani’s leadership combines fiscal discipline, social inclusion, and long-term development planning. His administration continues to position Kaduna as a hub for innovation, education, and peaceful coexistence in Northern Nigeria.