 that the Kazuan Magany market project symbolizes the first is the history of the market this is the market that has been burnt down many times in the heat of ethnic conflicts and there is no point looking for who was right or who was wrong only to say that the destruction of a place of trade and commerce is bad for everyone loss of jobs and the goods and services that the market provides no matter what our grievances may be we must never burn down public facilities it hurts the people that we claim to want to assist even more so there are many important and difficult lessons that we have to learn about the importance of community building partnership and tolerance amongst our people this is very this is all very important because of the need for us to understand that we must live together our country is great because of the diversity that we have here religious diversity ethnic diversity from everywhere you from everywhere in this country we have great talents the more we are able to work together the greater our country will be and the more successful each of us can be individually so i appeal to everyone in this community that this is a time for coming together is a time for uniting is a time for working together and we can do great things if we work together these lessons must be learned but in learning these lessons is also critical that the history of this market does not prevent us from moving forward and i'm extremely pleased that the history and antecedents of this market have not prevented the state government from moving forward to ensure the reconstruction of the market it's important that this community in kaduna state also looks forward and creates a new narrative for this market a narrative that is built on growth unity togetherness economic progress and development the second theme that this market symbolizes is the effective coordination and collaboration between the federal government and the state government the kaduna state government the kaduna state government's commitment to rebuilding and modernizing this market is commendable i'm also happy that the ministry of power through the rural electrification agency partnered with the kaduna state government to create a sustainable clean source of power for the market the 100 kilowatt solar PV mini grid builds by blue camel i understand is plan to go up to 500 kilowatts and the managing director just spoke about that a few moments ago we hope it can go above one mega as the market and economic opportunities here grow it's impressive that the kaduna state government has been able to achieve the repositioning of the kaduna market development and market and and management company and i think that this is an exciting prospect indeed to have a management company that is able to deliver quality projects on this scale without any direct interference from the from the government itself we must commend the management and also commend the the state government the galaxy more we just visited as well as this project the casual magani are both products of the focus of the kaduna state government ably led by the governor malam nasir ufi on enabling commerce and improving the economic prospects of the citizens the federal government and its agencies will continue to partner with the kaduna state government and other state governments in furtherance of the development and growth of the nigerian citizeni i commend malam hafiz bayero the dynamic managing director of km dmc for the great work on both projects and his zeal to reach out and create partnerships with colleagues in the federal government and the private sector and also uh to uh tamam his deputy who has also done very very well indeed it's important to note that the funding mechanism for the solar pb plan today would not have been possible without the intervention of the buhari administration despite the passage of the electric power sector reform act in 2005 the activation of the rural education fund or a year was only commenced in 2019 14 years after the act was passed the rural education fund provides capital subsidies in a clear and transparent competitive process to qualify the electrification projects and companies focusing on mini grids solar home systems and grid extensions in the two rural electrification fund cycle so far more than six billion worth six billion naira worth of projects have been executed with 42 000 connections being created impacting an estimated 200 000 nigerians i'd like to commend the ministry of power emulated by the on-room minister and the rga for continuing to expand the rural electrification fund the federal government will continue to find innovative ways to expand the financial capability of the fund and it's also important to note that the rural electrification agency itself has begun state focus grants that allow state governments to provide matching funds for qualified projects and this i understand will continue but the focus on climate change there's a key focus globally on renewable electrification that will take advantage or that we can take advantage of especially to expand the rural electrification fund and make it a revolving endowment to provide electrification for our most underprivileged communities i've heard about the unique design of the new market and the reorganization of the 942 stalls to encourage interaction and partnership among the diverse peoples of this community this approach in social interaction and interconnectivity is a very laudable one and i and i must and i must commend the state governor for his foresight and for his understanding of the way that these things have to be done in order to ensure that everyone feels a part of the community and and there is fairness and there is justice i'll also uh and i must also say that the interconnectivity that has been created between the peoples and among the people of these communities is one that ensures that our joint and common interests as Nigerians outweigh our ethnic and religious differences and that is what we must always bear in mind that everything no matter what religion we belong to no matter what ethnic group we belong to we are first and foremost Nigerians and if we do agree and if we work together we can live peacefully everyone can prosper fairness justice equity we must always keep that in mind at the back of our minds fairness to all justice to all and i'm sure that we will achieve everyone of our objectives i for one hope that this thoughtful approach to market planning can be replicated across the country in closing i would like to thank the cardinal state government for inviting me to this historic commission and of course i must thank his excellency the governor for his very kind and generous comments that he has made about me i'm sure that it will create even more trouble for me after but anyway i would also like to commend the to commend the kaduna market's development and management company for a well uh a job well done again uh hafiz bayero uh tamal nandu very very well done and members of your team in the same day let me also appreciate uh the very uh dynamic team at blue camera led by yusuf suliman and the area team led by amad salidru amad represented today by the director of the re f they made the electrification of this project possible we must also thank the cccc for the exceptional and prompt construction of this market and finally i would like to acknowledge the efforts of the special advisor to the president on infrastructure amanzakari for coordinating discussions among the parties to conceive and execute the solar pb project as the kazwan madani market well done all of you god bless kazwan madani god bless cardinal state god bless the federal republic of nandu