Uba Sani urges pharmacists to fight quackery.

Governor Uba Sani urged pharmacists to protect their profession from quacks in order to safeguard the public and maintain a reliable healthcare system.

The call came during the public presentation of a book celebrating the 70th birthday of Professor Ahmed Tijani Mora, a renowned pharmacist, held at Hotel 17 in Kaduna.

Represented by his Principal Private Secretary, Professor Bello Ayuba, the Governor also highlighted the need to monitor other health professionals to strengthen overall healthcare delivery.

Governor Uba Sani described the celebrant as a colossus in pharmacy, whose legacy will remain indelible. “It is gratifying that the book, entitled Professor Ahmed Tijjani Mora: A Pillar of Pharmacy Regulation in Nigeria has saved us the embarrassment of regrets over missed opportunities of transmitting the thoughts of this academic giant to generations unborn,” he said. “With over five decades of teaching, mentorship and leadership, we salute Prof. Mora and the authors for preserving such a legacy,” the Governor added.

Speaking about his administration’s achievements, Governor Uba Sani noted that 255 Primary Healthcare Centres have been upgraded to Level 2 status, ensuring one PHC in every ward of Kaduna State. He also announced the commissioning of the 300‑bed Bola Ahmed Tinubu Specialist Hospital, which is now operational after being abandoned by previous administrations.

The Governor further said that his government has strengthened secondary healthcare by upgrading 15 general hospitals across the state.

He added that the welfare of health workers has improved through the implementation of CONHESS and CONMESS salary scales. Governor Uba Sani also highlighted massive infrastructural development and rural transformation undertaken in the last three years since he took office.

He disclosed that “62 new science secondary schools were built in addition to the concerted effort made in the refurbishment of dilapidated ones.” These measures in the education sector have boosted learning outcomes, resulting in tremendous improvements in students’ performances in national examinations.

The Governor further said that his administration has been providing agricultural inputs to farmers, noting that for two years small‑holder farmers have received free fertilisers. “But by far the stand‑out achievement of the administration is the restoration of peace and harmony amongst the people of the state,” he said.

In the last three years, for instance, no single incident of religious or communal clash was recorded in the state, the Governor noted. According to him, this policy has liberalised the atmosphere of the state, resulting in free movement, improved inter‑communal trade and commerce, and other commercial activities, as well as an influx of local and foreign investments on a scale unimaginable before the inception of the present administration.

The prevailing peace in Kaduna State has also paved the way for legacy projects such as the Mass Transit Buses and Terminal projects, including the three Skills Acquisition Centres located at Soba, Rigachukun and Samarun Kataf.