Governor Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje is in Lagos following the clashes and closure and reopening of the Mile 12 market, to profer solutions to the issues concerning the Mile 12 Market between Lagos State Government and the traders.
In his statement, the Governor stated that he is not in Lagos to represent Kano State alone but the entire north as the Vice Chairman of the Northern Governors Forum.“This meeting is a meeting between two mega cities in Nigeria. “So, we have come to share our problems, we are mega cities and everybody is aware that there are some specific problems that mega cities have to confront; problems of security, crime.
“I was one time invited to attend when some equipment you recently donated to the police through the trust fund were being handed over. I couldn’t come, but I saw everything that happened and I became jealous and that is why I am here so that I can learn from you.”
He said Kano state, being the commercial nerve-centre of northern Nigeria, is leading from the front to revive the agricultural sector especially in the areas of livestock farming, just as he added that the state is one of the largest producers of hides and skin used in making leather.
“The people who are waiting to consume these items are on this side of the country also in livestock, with the present problem of herdsmen, Kano state is providing grazing areas in order to improve their socio economic well-being. These are areas that we can come together to cooperate,” Governor Ganduje said.
He revealed that his administration was working hard to bring back the Kano pyramid, assuring that Lagos provides a ready market for agro products as it is the largest consumer of agricultural products in Nigeria. Ambode, on his part, said that his state and Kano must begin to explore their comparative advantage, especially in the area of agriculture, to move the vision of transforming Nigeria’s economic fortunes for the better. The governor, while noting that no state can survive on its own, added that leaders must therefore seek to discover possible areas of partnership that would not only enhance the economy but create jobs for the people.
“What is most important right now is how do we take on our comparative advantage to the betterment of our people? We must start to think about the reintegration of most of the economic activities and advantages that each state has. We can create factories here and use products from Kano to sell to the rest of the continent. Kano also stands more like an export zone for most of the West African countries around the zone.So it’s a win-win situation for both states, there is nothing else but for us to just show exemplary leadership that other states can start to think of how we can energize together and carry the vision of Nigeria forward,” Ambode said.
He spent some time at the popular Mile 12 market addressing traders and market leaders.
The market is to be relocated from the Mile 12 axis of the state.
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