{"id":159776,"date":"2025-04-17T11:19:33","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T10:19:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/southern-kaduna-has-what-it-takes-to-lead-nigeria-durunguwa"},"modified":"2025-04-22T21:47:50","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T20:47:50","slug":"southern-kaduna-has-what-it-takes-to-lead-nigeria-durunguwa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/southern-kaduna-has-what-it-takes-to-lead-nigeria-durunguwa","title":{"rendered":"Southern Kaduna has what it takes to lead Nigeria \u2013  Durunguwa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A former Federal Commissioner with the National Population Commission, NPC, Abdulmalik Mohammed Durunguwa, has advised the people of Southern Kaduna to set aside religious, political and ethnic differences to work for the region\u2019s unity, peace, and development.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking when journalists from Southern Kaduna visited him, Durunguwa, who is also a board member of the College of Aviation and Technology, Zaria, stressed the need for grassroots engagement by all stakeholders in tackling insecurity, noting that a lack of coordination among residents often leads to security breakdowns in the area.<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cLet us come together as one family irrespective of our differences, and I tell you, within a short time, Southern Kaduna will be a pace-setter to other parts of the country because the region has all it takes to develop better than America.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we work together as an entity, it will be easier for us to identify any bad egg among us and flush such elements out of the larger society. It will be very difficult for anybody to penetrate once we coordinate ourselves for the overall peace and unity of the region.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Durunguwa, who was also a former governorship aspirant in Kaduna State, added, \u201cIf you leave people in a community without coordination and direction, there will always be security challenges.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He cited his personal peace-building efforts in his hometown of Laduga as a model, saying regular engagements with traditional rulers, youths, and local vigilantes had yielded positive results, assuring that Laduga is now a very peaceful settlement that provides an enabling environment for residents to go about their legitimate businesses.<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cWhenever I visit Laduga, I meet with village heads, local security teams, and youths to discuss strategies. Today, I can proudly say that Laduga stands out as one of the most peaceful communities in Southern Kaduna.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Durunguwa urged other influential personalities from the region to join hands in finding lasting solutions to insecurity and underdevelopment in the area, noting that Southern Kaduna is blessed with numerous talents and natural resources to become one of the most developed areas in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. A former Federal Commissioner with the National Population Commission, NPC, Abdulmalik Mohammed Durunguwa, has advised the people of Southern Kaduna to set aside religious, political and ethnic differences to work for the region\u2019s unity, peace, and development. 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