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Today, we took a major step towards revolutionizing the transportation system in Kaduna State as I performed the official launch of the Kaduna Bus Rapid Transit (KBRT) System (a 24km corridor from Kawo to Sabon Tasha) and groundbreaking for the construction of the Southern Terminal, an ultra - modern central motor park that will serve as a vital hub for our transportation network on the southern axis of the state.

Before the official launch and groundbreaking, I[b] received in audience the French Ambassador to Nigeria, H.E. Marc Fonbaustier, and officials of the French Development Agency (AFD), our partner in the KBRT Project.[/b] Speaking during the courtesy visit and official launch of KBRT, Ambassador Fonbaustier said that his trip to Kaduna is his first official trip to the North. He stated that his choice of Kaduna is deliberate and strategic. France and Kaduna State have had a long standing, mutually beneficial relationship. The KBRT project, he said, is a testament to the strong partnership between France and Kaduna State. He assured of the French Government's commitment to strengthening the existing partnership and exploring new areas of cooperation.

The Minister of Transportation, Said Ahmed Alkali commended our administration for taking a giant step in its quest to modernize the transportation system in Kaduna State. He stated that the Kaduna Bus Rapid Transit will facilitate the realization of the Renewed Hope Agenda which prioritizes transportation as an enabler of economic growth. He assured of the Federal Government's support to the actualization of the KBRT Project, and commitment to the speedy execution of the Kaduna Light Rail Project.

The KBRT, which is the first of its kind in Northern Nigeria and second in Nigeria, marks a significant milestone in our commitment to enhancing public transportation, fostering sustainable urban development, and improving the quality of life of our citizens. The Southern Terminal will provide a modern, organized, and safe environment for travelers and commercial activities. By consolidating the various motor parks into the centralized location, we aim to streamline operations, reduce congestion, improve accessibility, enhance safety and security for everyone.

The KBRT and Southern Terminal are the latest initiatives geared towards realizing our administration’s vision for a more connected and efficient transportation system in Kaduna State. Because of the strategic position of Kaduna as a transportation and business hub, I have been in consultation with key stakeholders in the public and private sectors to garner their support and commitments towards the smooth implementation of our masterplan on transportation in Kaduna State.

I consulted our dear President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR on our plan. He was not only impressed with our vision and comprehensive implementation strategy, he promised the full support of the Federal Government. True to Mr. President's words, the sum of 100 Billion Naira was provided in the 2025 Budget of the Federal Government for the construction of the Kaduna Light Rail Transit (KLRT). This gesture is indeed heartwarming. President Tinubu has always been there for Kaduna State. We owe him a debt of gratitude.

I would like to extend my heartfelt appreciation and gratitude to our partner, the French Development Agency (AFD) and the French Ambassador to Nigeria for their unwavering support and collaboration in making this project a reality. Their commitment to sustainable development and investment in our infrastructure has been invaluable.

I want to also express my sincere gratitude to all stakeholders for their support towards the realization of these initiatives. We appreciate our transport unions, NURTW, NARTO, RTEAN and other relevant stakeholders. To the dedicated teams who worked tirelessly to bring this project to fruition, thank you for your commitment and perseverance. Your hardwork is reflected in today’s achievement. We are confident that the KBRT and Southern Terminal will serve our communities well for generations to come.

Senator Uba Sani,
Governor, Kaduna State.
March 11th, 2025

This evening, I had the honor of hosting the Ambassador of France to Nigeria, H.E. Marc Fonbaustier to an Iftar dinner (breaking of fast) at the Sir Kashim Ibrahim House, Kaduna.

The Iftar dinner afforded us another opportunity of sharing thoughts on strengthening and expanding our partnership. The Ambassador and members of his delegation expressed delight at the warm reception accorded them and assured of their commitment to the effective implementation of partnership agreements with the Kaduna State Government.

The Iftar dinner was held shortly after the successful launch of the Kaduna Bus Rapid Transit (KBRT) System (a 24km corridor from Kawo to Sabon Tasha) and the groundbreaking for the construction of the Southern Terminal, an ultra - modern central motor park that will serve as a vital hub for our transportation network on the southern axis of the state.

Senator Uba Sani,
Governor, Kaduna State.
March 11th, 2025

“Governor Uba Sani Is performing groundbreaking for BRT in Kaduna”

How do you perform groundbreaking for a project that has already commenced, Uba Sani is really desperate for Achievement, and lack the brain capacity to achieve anything on his own.

This was 2022 when Mallam was doing groundbreaking for the same project, with the same partners and the same loan they said he siphoned.

What exactly is Uba Sani’s motive, This things happened not long ago 😂


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiVsWjGoXkU?si=_NRL0LHJ1m8Vk4pu

“Governor Uba Sani Is performing groundbreaking for BRT in Kaduna”

How do you perform groundbreaking for a project that has already commenced, Uba Sani is really desperate for Achievement, and lack the brain capacity to achieve anything on his own.

This was 2022 when Mallam was… pic.twitter.com/UwywJErLPr

— Mal. Imran U. Wakili (PULLO) 👑 #iSTANDWITHELRUFAI (@IU_Wakilii) March 11, 2025

What may interest you to know is that a groundbreaking for the BRT was performed in 2023 at the verge of the exit of the previous administration without making any financial commitment which led to the stall of the entire project until when Senator @ubasanius made this commitment.

This is the Managing Director of the Kaduna State Transport Regulatory Authority (KASTRA) standing right in the place where the said ground-breaking ceremony was performed in March 2023 not 2022 as you said.

I’m safe to say without any fear of contradiction that Governor Uba Sani is starting this project from the scratch.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3xJ8B_lJ1w?si=16-8RZviH-iwTuxD

What may interest you to know is that a groundbreaking for the BRT was performed in 2023 at the verge of the exit of the previous administration without making any financial commitment which led to the stall of the entire project until when Senator @ubasanius made this… pic.twitter.com/9fQTWOFftP

— Abdallah Yunus Abdallah (@Abdool85) March 11, 2025

Question to ask the administration @elrufai on the Kaduna State Bus Rapid Transit project.

1. You said you perform groundbreaking, who are the consultants for the BRT project for PMOD?

2. How much have you paid as counterparts funding from the day of signing the credit facility agreement to the date you left office?

3. Who are the contractors for the BRT project?

4. How much did you received as drawdown during your administration?

The people of Kaduna State deserve transparency and accountability.

@kadunabrt
@Hausa_Guy
@IU_Wakilii

From what I know as of today there’s no BRT in kaduna so you people should blame Mallam Elrufai he promised kaduna people BRT but he gave them nothing

Today, His Excellency, Governor @ubasanius , officially unveils the KBRT project, a vision that began with a groundbreaking in 2022 but faced setbacks due to financial constraints. However, under his leadership, the project was revived in August 2023 with the release of N97 million as counterpart funding.

Further demonstrating his commitment, the Governor allocated N699 million in the 2024 budget and has now made a provision of N30 billion in the 2025 budget, with N5 billion set aside as counterpart funding, ensuring the successful completion of this transformative initiative.

Kaduna serves as a critical transport hub connecting the northern and southern regions of Nigeria. However, this role has brought challenges, including transportation inefficiencies and security concerns. To address these, we identified over 60 illegal motor parks across the city. In response, the Governor is not only launching the KBRT project today but also breaking ground for the Southern Terminal Motor Park in Kakuri, a move that will streamline transportation from Stadium Roundabout to Sabon Tasha.

Thank you, Governor @ubasanius, and all partners for making this vision a reality.

SPEECH OF THE MD, KADUNA STATE TRANSPORT REGULATORY AUTHORITY ON THE LAUNCH OF THE KADUNA BUS RAPID TRANSIT (KBRT)

We are extremely honored by your presence as we mark a significant milestone through the launch of the Kaduna Bus Rapid Transit (KBRT) project in Kaduna State.


It is my honor to stand before you today to celebrate this remarkable achievement, in our journey towards transforming transportation in Kaduna State. This project, Kaduna Bus Rapid Transit (KBRT), represents a tremendous opportunity to enhance mobility, reduce traffic congestion, create jobs, and improve the overall quality of life for our citizens. We are excited about the potentials of this project and are fully committed to ensuring its successful implementation.



Today His Excellency the Governor is going to unveil the KBRT project kickstart as the groundbreaking was done in 2022 without fulfilling the agreement of financial commitment by previous administration.

In 2023 August, His Excellency, Governor Uba Sani, directed the release of N97 million as counterpart funding, a crucial move that revived the implementation of the project. Underscoring the strategic importance of a well-functioning transport system, he further allocated N699 million in the 2024 budget to accelerate the execution of the KBRT project.

In the 2025 budget, Governor Uba Sani has made a budgetary provision of N30 billion, with N5 billion set aside as part of the counterpart funding, to reinforce the commitment of his administration to see the project through to effective completion.


This commitment underscores the Governor’s vision for a modern, inclusive, and economically vibrant Kaduna, where infrastructure development is at the heart of sustainable growth.

Going forward, residents of Kaduna should expect visible progress, with the construction of transit corridors and other social and economic infrastructure.

Kaduna State serves as a transport hub that connects the southern and northern regions of the country. This vital role, however, has led to significant challenges in transportation and security. In our effort to address these issues, we identified over 60 illegal motor parks across the city.

In response to these challenges, I would like to extend our deepest appreciation to His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Kaduna State, Senator (Mal.) Uba Sani for the launch of the KBRT project alongside the ground breaking for the construction of the interstate Southern Terminal motor park that will harmonize all motor parks from Stadium Roundabout to Sabon Tasha, right here in Kakuri, today. Your leadership, sir, has been a guiding light throughout this process, inspiring us to strive for excellence and remain committed to our goals. We are truly fortunate to have you at the helm.

I would also like to recognize the invaluable contribution of the Honorable Commissioner of the Ministry of Public Works and Infrastructure (MPWI) and other relevant stakeholders whose expertise and guidance have been instrumental in bringing this vision to fruition.

We wish to register our sincere appreciation to Agence Francaise de Development (AFD), our partners of this great project, as their support has been crucial in making this dream become a reality. Their commitment and collaboration have been critical success factors.

Together, we are embarking on a transformative journey that will not only enhance our transportation system but also set a benchmark for sustainable urban mobility in Nigeria.

We thank you all for gracing this occasion, and look forward to your continued support as we move forward with the KBRT project.

Thank you!

Following the launch of Kaduna BRT as @ubasanius delivers yet again. Other governors and administrators shouldn’t wait till their cities become crowded before they start proactively addressing the potential challenges of a metropolis.

Yar PR kawai. This was Uba Sani being booed when he arrived to cast vote. The security couldn't intimidate the crowd 👍 https://t.co/U3BHahSK0V pic.twitter.com/OiIukXPm8o

— Gagocious ⚽🥉🐎 (@Osman__Naseer) October 20, 2024

naptu2:
Governor Uba Sani launches the Kaduna BRT system and performs groundbreaking ceremony for the Southern Terminal. El-Rufai's supporters react.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThswbHb7-sE?si=0Qwii9TexF1u69NX

Senator Uba Sani @Ubasanius




https://x.com/ubasanius/status/1899532343813255438?t=EqwG8eaGGCSY9fDw3H4thA&s=19[/quote]Celebrations and feasting for a BRT that doesn’t even have a single tire on the ground—truly a nation cursed with incompetent leaders.

cenaman:
Hmmm misplaced priority.

free2ryhme:
Celebrations and feasting for a BRT that doesn’t even have a single tire on the ground—truly a nation cursed with incompetent leaders.

seanery:
Make bandit no sha con attack the Terminals, or the Buses for road.

Cause southern kaduna na death zone

Hellisreal70:
Good, he should also launch the measure that will counter the herdsmen that are slaughtering the southern Kaduna people.

AMINDA:
Uba Sani is actively recommissioning projects and re-doing elaborate groundbreaking for projects already completed, instituted or attracted by Elrufai while undermining him and refusing to give credit. He has no single laudable project to his name, not even in Southern Kaduna (forget the propaganda). This is elementary politics from a man who campaigned on continuity.

Tinubu is relying upon the likes of Uba Sani to deliver northern votes but here's a video of Uba Sani being booed at his own polling unit during the sham of a local government elections a few months ago. Uba Sani is not on ground.

Yar PR kawai. This was Uba Sani being booed when he arrived to cast vote. The security couldn't intimidate the crowd 👍 https://t.co/U3BHahSK0V pic.twitter.com/OiIukXPm8o

— Gagocious ⚽🥉🐎 (@Osman__Naseer) October 20, 2024

free2ryhme:
Celebrations and feasting for a BRT that doesn’t even have a single tire on the ground—truly a nation cursed with incompetent leaders.

Bluffly:
The whole video depicts how primitive this part of the world is, handling the foreigners like higher beigns.

TheBedWench:
The one-drop rule is a social and legal principle of racial classification that was historically prominent in the United States in the 20th century. It asserted that any person with even one ancestor of black ancestry ("one drop" of black blood)[1][2] is considered black (Negro or colored in historical terms).

This concept became codified into the law of some states in the early 20th century. It was associated with the principle of "invisible blackness" that developed after the long history of racial interaction in the South, which had included the hardening of slavery as a racial caste and later segregation. It is an example of hypodescent, the automatic assignment of children of a mixed union between different socioeconomic or ethnic groups to the group with the lower status, regardless of proportion of ancestry in different groups.[3]

The one-drop rule is defunct in law in the United States and was never codified into federal law.

Righthussle:
Governor Sim should consider this.

lolaxavier:
Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has asked Governor Nyesom Wike to be holistic in his comments about developmental projects in Rivers State.

Amaechi who was reacting to Wike’s statement on the Rivers monorail project, where he (Governor Wike) said he will not touch the project based on the advise of the people of Rivers State, explained that Governor Wike does not understand that the monorail project belonged to the Rivers people and not him, Amaechi.

Amaechi said same Rivers people had consistently praised the project and had seen it as a way to jump-start the local economy and place the state at the forefront of transport infrastructural development in Africa.

He also said most of the projects being referred to as abandoned projects by Governor Wike were ninety-percent completed.

Amaechi, however, cautioned Governor Nyesom Wike to stop lying to the people of Rivers State.

He said, “Governor Wike said that he will not touch Amaechi’s monorail and that the entire state has told him not to continue with the project. Can someone please tell Wike that the monorail belongs to Rivers State and it’s not Amaechi’s private monorail”, Amaechi stated.

“Governor Wike, which Rivers people told you not to touch the monorail project? Is it the same Rivers people that have consistently praised the project and see it as a catalyst to jump-start the local economy and place the state at the forefront of transport infrastructural development in Africa? Or is Wike aggregating the jaundiced views of the coterie of court-jesters that hang around him daily, as the opinion of the entire people of the State?

“It is sad, very sad that Wike has elected to play politics with this laudable project that was almost completed before Amaechi left office”, he added.

Amaechi, who preceded Wike as governor of the state then described Wike as a “shameless liar” for either underplaying projects embarked upon by his administration or cornering them as his achievement.

“Governor Wike also described several ongoing projects in the State when Amaechi left office as ‘abandoned projects’, which he claimed to have completed or about to complete.

“He specifically mentioned the Ogoni-Andoni-Opobo Unity road that connects the Island of Opobo to Andoni and the rest of the State. What a shameless lie! This project was ongoing and was almost completed as at May 29, 2015. May we also remind Wike that the Eagle Island- Diobu road that he once claimed to have been abandoned was 90 percent completed with just the final course of coal tar remaining as at when he succeeded Amaechi.

“It’s repudiating that Wike would even attempt to rubbish and destroy the laudable projects and achievements Amaechi made in the health and educational sectors as governor.

“Shamefully, what has happened in the past months since Wike became governor is that Wike has neglected the model schools and health facilities built by Amaechi and have allowed them to rot away, taken over by weeds and grasses, in tandem with his policy of not wanting to touch Amaechi’s projects or build on Amaechi’s enduring legacies.

“Governor Wike, these projects belong to Rivers State and its people, not Amaechi,” he reiterated.

http://dailypost.ng/2016/03/29/monorail-wike-is-a-shameless-liar-amaechi/

Hellisreal70:
Good, he should also launch the measure that will counter the herdsmen that are slaughtering the southern Kaduna people.

Maxymilliano:
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has explained why he delegated some members of the party to respond to questions posed to him.
According to the former Lagos Governor, he adopted the delegation method “to show team-ship”.

Tinubu spoke at the Chatham House lecture titled: ‘Nigeria’s 2023 elections: In conversation with Bola Ahmed Tinubu’, monitored by The Nation.

At the lecture, Tinubu after his opening remarks, assigned Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai to speak on how his (Tinubu-led) government would address insecurity and asked the Director of Strategic Communication of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council, Dele Aleke, to respond to the question on oil theft.

Tinubu also delegated a former Commissioner for Finance in Lagos State, Wale Edun, to respond to a question on how he (Tinubu) would boost the economy if elected.

https://thenationonlineng.net/why-i-delegated-el-rufai-ayade-others-to-answer-questions-at-chatham-house-tinubu/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1670262252