On Saturday during a town hall meeting in Kachia, Kachia Local Government Area of the state,Governor El-Rufai of Kaduna State promised to end incessant cases of kidnapping to guarantee the safety of lives and property of the citizens in the state.
He said the state government had noted with concern the spate of kidnapping, especially in Kaduna metropolis, adding that “the ugly scenario would soon be a thing of the past’’.
The governor expressed regrets that perpetrators of such acts had resorted to kidnapping of persons.
He said that the police recently arrested a kingpin of kidnappers in the state and arms were recovered from the suspects.
“We have put in place as part of our statutory function, security measure to put an end to the menace once and for all,’’ he said.In another development, El-Rufa’i has said the state government will launch a tree planting campaign as a measure to secure the environment. El-Rufa’i said the state government had concluded plans through the Ministry of Environment to engage women throughout the Local Government Areas in the state.
He assured the people that plans have been concluded to construct 255 new health facilities throughout the state to guarantee the health of the people.
On agriculture, the governor assured that fertilisers would be made available to farmers to boost farm produce.
He said the Kachia Ginger Company would be opened for bidding for interested investors to revive its production.
El-Rufai urged the people to be patient, and assured that electricity, provision of drinking water, accessible roads and payment of salaries and wages among others would be addressed.
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