Ball President Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday arrived in the state of Kaduna as part of a multi-country work tour to assign main development projects, including skills acquisition centers, specialist hospitals, and compressed natural gas buses (CNG).
Conflicts at the Nigerian Air Force Base in Mando at exactly 1:27 noon, the President was received by a number of high -ranking officials and high officials, including the Chairman of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas, Vice President of the Barau Jibrin Senate, Kaduna Nate Governor Uba Sani, and Zazz Zazz.
Other state governors on hand to welcome the president including Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos), Hope Uzodimma (IMO), Biiodun Oyebanji (Ekiti), Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq (Kwara), Nasir Idris (Kebbi), Abdullahi (Nasarawa) (Jigawa), Monday Okpebholo (Edo), and Francis Nwifuru (Ebonyi). Federation Government Secretary, Senator George Akume, also joined the delegation.
The President of Tinubu, who was welcomed by a full military award provided by the Nigerian Air Force ceremony band, was in a one day’s visit to assign a trio of a Tengara infrastructure project aimed at increasing development and welfare in the state.
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Among what is interesting about its involvement is the Commissioning of the Kaduna Institute of Skill Acquisition & Development located in Riga Chukun-initiative supported by a country designed to equip Nigerian young people with vocational skills for work and entrepreneurship.
It will also be assigned to be a 300 bed specialist hospital in Millennium City, a project aimed at strengthening the delivery of health care and reducing medical tourism from the region.
The third large project that will be inaugurated is the 100 Compressed Natural Gas Bus Fleet (CNG) which is intended to increase intra-city transportation, reduce urban pollution, and offer cost-effective commuter options for residents in all metropolitan cities of Kaduna.
The events of the day will peak in a large civilian reception in Murtala Mohammed Square, where the president will interact with stakeholders and community leaders.
The visit of Kaduna President Tinubu, which was originally scheduled on Wednesday, was postponed by one day after stopping at the Benue state, where he made a condolence after the new massacre in Yelewata, the Guma Regional Government, which claimed more than 200 lives and left many refugees.
To anticipate the President’s visit, security significantly increased in all Kaduna City, with road closure and diversion along the main route including Kawo Bridge and Independence Way from 6 am to 4 pm
Tinubu is expected to continue its tour in the nasarawa state in the coming days.