Kasuwan Magani Market Reflects Our Push To Build Prosperous Communities – el-Rufai

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By; FUNMI ADERINTO, Kaduna


Governor Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai, of Kaduna State has said that the Kasuwan Magani Market is a  reflection of the State Government’s push to build prosperous communities in the state.
The Governor made the remarks at the commissioning ceremony of Kasuwan Magani Market in Kajuru Local Government Area of the state on Thursday in Kaduna.
He said,  commissioning of the market is a deliberate investment by the Kaduna State Government towards  peace-building and economic prosperity in a diverse community. 

According to him,  “we performed the groundbreaking ceremony for this market on 3rd July 2019, we noted how markets have been a source of conflict in some of our communities. 
Contentions over the location of markets and access to them have been implicated in the legacy of violence that has blighted parts of our state.”

He said due to the resentments driven by poverty and a sense of inequality have manifested in violent episodes that have started in and around markets, often targeting the economic assets of other citizens. 


“The Kaduna State Government’s post-conflict  assessment after the October 2018 crisis in Kasuwan Magani included a resolve to address the question of markets. 

“As a government committed to promoting equality of opportunity, we announced in October 2018 a plan to promote prosperity in places impacted by conflict by rebuilding their markets. According to him, the goal is to ensure that the new markets will accommodate the previous shop owners, and other persons who are interested in and are able to own shops.


” Perceptions that there are insurmountable barriers to securing trading places in markets will be erased in the new, expanded markets. The designs for these markets will also include space to host police formations.”

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