The Igbo community in Kaduna State has adopted the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate Senator Uba Sani as their choice,
The Legal Adviser of the Igbo Community Welfare Association (ICWA) in the state, Barrister Valentine Ewuzie disclosed this at a stakeholders’ meeting in Kaduna on Monday, saying after a careful assessment of all the candidates, the Igbo have confirmed and adopted Uba Sni as theirs.
Ewuzie said given Uba Sani’s achievement as a Senator, he is the most competent and qualified amongst all candidates wanting \to be governor of Kaduna state.
The official who described the lawmaker as a friend of the Igbos, thumbed up the APC flag bearer for saying the Igbos were the most organized people, adding that “being the most organized, we are going to employ it into making sure that you emerge as the next governor of this state.’’
He recalled that when Igbos were given quit notices from the north in 2017, Gov. Nasir El Rufai and Senator Uba Sani, who was the Political Adviser to Gov. El-Rufai, played pivotal roles in repudiating the pronouncement.
Ewuzie both leaders met with Igbo leaders and assured them of their safety., adding that Uba Sani even donated a bus to the Igbo community, for the leaders to go round the state and allay the fears of their people,
He said the bus remains the only vehicle owned by the Igbo Welfare Association.
The Igbo leader also commended the Kaduna State Government for abolishing the indigene/settler dichotomy, by recruiting professionals, including teachers, on merit.
‘’It is also not in doubt that Kaduna state under your watch and the watch of His Excellency, Malam Nasir El Rufai, is the only state that abolished the settler/indigene dichotomy in Nigeria as a whole.
‘’And you have given key roles to professionals and most especially the teachers in Kaduna state, by recruiting from all states of the federation on merit, without minding where they come from,’’ he said.
Senator Sani implored the Igbos to take their destiny in their hands by using their numerical strength to vote for the right candidates, promising to be fair to all.
The APC gubernatorial candidate also promised to make an Igbo person a member of Kaduna State Executive Council, as a commissioner, when voted into office.
He argued that when an Igbo person is in the cabinet, the person will be the liaison between government and the Igbo community, adding that that arrangement will be more effective than using friends and acquaintances whenever the government wants to reach out to them.
