The All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator representing Kaduna Central in the Hallow Chambers, has said that the ruling party may lose Kaduna State, in the 2019 Governorship election.
Sani spoke to Newsmen in Kaduna, on Tuesday, shortly after he received a complaint from Traders on Governor Nasiru El-Rufai’s plan to demolish the famous Kasuwan Barci Market, in Kaduna.
“The anti-APC policies of the administration in Kaduna State, is sending people away. Many people now only have faith in Buhari, not in the party anymore.
“Most programmes of government in the State are not in favour of the people, and if it continues, APC will pay for it.
“The current administration’s policies are only designed to please some certain group of people in the State”, Sani claimed.
He urged the State Government to shelve its plan to demolish the market, famous for its textile and second hand clothing.
The Senator, noted that demolishing such market with 4,800 shops at this time of hardship, would spell doom for thousands of families.
“I identify with the pains, concerns, and fears of the Traders, and I appeal to the Governor to think twice with a human heart over the issue.
“We promised to deliver change to the country, and as democrats, whatever we will do, we need to consult and carry the people along.
“We cannot treat people with arrogance and insolence, and expect them to trust us again”, Sani said.
According to him, the Traders are angry, and fear that if the market is demolished, it will be difficult for them to regain their shops back.
Sani, who is the Senate Committee Chairman on Domestic and Foreign Debts, advised El-Rufai to suspend the demolition plan, and concentrate on completing projects he had started.
“For all the project he started, he has not completed any. So, the mistake will be when he demolishes the market and there is no fund to reconstruct it, what will happen to the Traders and the place?”
He noted that most government activities would shut down by 2018, when political activities begin ahead of the 2019 general election.
“The market had provided jobs for more than 30,000 men and women, with many youths off the street and engaged in tailoring, craft work, and trading.
“Engage the Traders in reconstructing the market, by giving them a specific design to reconstruct with a deadline”, he suggested.
Sani further told the Traders, that he would forward a memo to the Governor on the issue, and advised them to also seek dialogue with the State Government, to resolve the matter.
