The governor disclosed the pathetic situation while addressing stakeholders from the 23 councils of the state.
He also said that over 1,500 schools in the eight frontline local councils of the state do not have fences.
Sani also lamented that most of the hospitals were in a sorry state; saying his administration has resolved to, in the first phase, remodel, reconstruct, and re-equip six of the general hospitals, two in each of the three senatorial zones of the state.
The governor disclosed that, as part of efforts to complement government’s commitment to implementing the Safe School Initiative, two prominent Kaduna-based business moguls, Alhaji Adamu Atta of Fifth Chucker and Alhaji Bukar Shettima of Barbados, are to build fences for 100 schools.
“The general hospitals we are remodelling and reconstructing are General Hospital Rigasa, General Hospital Maigana, General Hospital Gwantu, General Hospital Kafanchan, General Hospital Giwa, and General Hospital Ikara.
“The reason we have to invest in healthcare, particularly at the secondary level, is simply because most of these hospitals I mentioned have not been given attention in the last 20 years, and that is the reason they are in their current situation.
“We are also focusing on education because we believe education is the greatest enabler. That is the only thing we can give to the children of the poor to be anything they want to be. This is why we are also investing heavily in the area of education.”
