Zaria, jewel of Northern heritage, is being rebuilt, and repositioned, argues ZUBAIR ABDURRA’UF IDRIS
Every son and daughter of Zaria deserves more than promises etched on paper — they deserve progress they can see, touch, and live. For three remarkable years, that vision has walked the streets of Zaria under the steady, people-first leadership of Governor Senator Uba Sani. To declare “Zaria is forgotten” is not just inaccurate; it is to willfully close one’s eyes to a city that is being rebuilt, brick by brick, heart by heart.
Within the hallowed walls of Sir Kasim Ibrahim House, Kaduna’s seat of governance, the last three years have been defined by a relentless drive for renewal. Governor Uba Sani’s _Rural and Urban Transformation Agenda_ has been more than a slogan. It is a covenant. It earned him the revered title “Apostle of Rural and Urban Transformation” — _Limanin Karkara da Birane_ — and Zaria, the crown jewel of Northern heritage, stands as one of its grandest beneficiaries. This is governance that does not seek applause in headlines, but reverence in results.
For too long, Unguwar Magajiya bore the scars of neglect — roads that turned to rivers with every rainfall, paths that tested patience more than tires. Today, those stories belong to the past.
