{"id":594,"date":"2017-12-17T05:08:08","date_gmt":"2017-12-17T05:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=594"},"modified":"2020-02-13T10:56:42","modified_gmt":"2020-02-13T10:56:42","slug":"northern-nigeria-politics-kaduna-destined-significant-role-buhari","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/community\/northern-nigeria-politics-kaduna-destined-significant-role-buhari","title":{"rendered":"Northern Nigeria Politics: Kaduna is Destined For Significant Role &#8211; Buhari"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_591\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-591\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-591\" src=\"http:\/\/africa-press.com\/nigeria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/12\/IMG_2017-12-16_19-59-46-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" 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id=\"yiv0043857926yMail_cursorElementTracker_1513449678160\">The president stated this on Saturday\u00a0 at the grand finale of the centenary celebration of Kaduna held at Murtala Mohammed square, Kaduna, North West, Nigeria.<\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv0043857926yMail_cursorElementTracker_1513449739759\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv0043857926yMail_cursorElementTracker_1513449381662\">Represented by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Alhaji Muhammad Bello, the president added that Kaduna is\u00a0<span id=\"yiv0043857926yMail_cursorElementTracker_1513449493854\">the melting point of Nigeria&#8217;s politics and that it has played and is still playing\u00a0 a significant role in the region as well as the country<\/span>.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div id=\"yMail_cursorElementTracker_1513451458888\">&#8220;So celebrating the 100 years of its existence as a political capital is by no means a child&#8217;s\u00a0 play and am happy this celebration is happening under a progressive government .<\/div>\n<div id=\"yMail_cursorElementTracker_1513451587454\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yMail_cursorElementTracker_1513451646599\">He noted that, Kaduna is the melting point of the country&#8217;s political development as important political decisions have taken place in the state and is still taking place.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div id=\"yMail_cursorElementTracker_1513451675599\">According to him, &#8220;I have noted with admiration that the state has achieved alot under Governor Nasir Ahmed Elrufai who is a progressive governor as he has started implementing the vision he wants to see the state attain in the next 100 years.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div id=\"yMail_cursorElementTracker_1513451728493\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yMail_cursorElementTracker_1513451734942\">The president once again reiterated the determination of his administration to solve the power problem bedevilling the nation, saying, once this is done, many industries in Kaduna that are in comatose will be back as well as other states in the country.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div id=\"yMail_cursorElementTracker_1513451743139\">Earlier, the state governor, Nasir El-rufai, in his remark, said the state occupies an important position in Nigeria, saying, &#8220;apart from being one of the oldest cities in the country it was the pioneer administrative headquarters in the Northern Nigeria.<\/div>\n<div id=\"yMail_cursorElementTracker_1513451784597\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yMail_cursorElementTracker_1513451809439\">&#8220;To this end, after 100 years of being a state\u00a0 it has become imperative to celebrate the greatness it had attained with the view of laying a solid foundation for the future.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div id=\"yMail_cursorElementTracker_1513451826839\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yMail_cursorElementTracker_1513451836883\">According to the state governor, they have a duty to do so for posterity, pointing out, the centenary celebration will therefore showcase the rich history of Kaduna as well as showcase it&#8217;s 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