Relief has finally come to communities along the Pambeguwa–Kahutu–Kauru axis as Governor Uba Sani on Tuesday commissioned the 22-kilometre asphalt road linking Kubau and Kauru local government areas, ending decades of difficult travel and isolation.
The project, which includes a span bridge connecting the two councils, is seen by residents as the first real answer to a road need that had lingered for close to 50 years without resolution.
Speaking at the ceremony, Governor Sani recalled that when he visited the area on August 27, 2024, to flag off the project, the journey from Pambeguwa to Kauru took nearly one hour due to the deplorable state of the road.
He noted with satisfaction that the same trip took less than 12 minutes on Tuesday, attributing the dramatic improvement to the completion of the road project.
According to him, Kauru was among 12 local governments in Kaduna State that had not benefited from any road project in the last 12 years, despite the strategic importance of the route to surrounding communities.
He said previous administrations had recognised the importance of the road and made attempts to fix it, but “for various reasons, the project remained incomplete.”
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“When we broke ground for this road on 27th August 2024, we made a solemn commitment to the people of these communities. Today, we return not with explanations or excuses, but with a completed project that speaks for itself,” the governor said.
He stressed that the commissioning underscored a defining principle of his administration that promises made to the people must be kept through visible and measurable delivery.
Governor Sani assured residents that the government would not stop at the highway but would also construct township roads and address the nearly 20-year electricity blackout affecting Kauru town.
He recalled that since assuming office, his administration had embarked on what he described as an ambitious but deliberate programme of infrastructure renewal across the state.
“We have initiated the construction of 140 roads spanning over 1,335 kilometres across Kaduna State’s three senatorial zones, guided by data, equity and a firm resolve to correct years of imbalance in access and opportunity,” he said.
The governor added that the newly completed road is deliberately routed through agriculturally productive communities to ease the movement of farm produce to aggregation centres, processing facilities and markets, thereby reducing travel time, lowering transport costs and improving economic opportunities for farmers, traders, students and emergency services.
