Governor Uba Sani has received the Leadership and Inclusion Award at The Business Day Women in Leadership Summit in Lagos. The event, themed "Give To Gain: Power, Purpose and the Economics of Inclusive Leadership," was held in partnership with Brooks and Blake and The Conversationalists. Organisers praised Sani for treating gender inclusion as economic strategy rather than symbolism, noting that Kaduna has become a model in a country where such policies are often performative. They highlighted that his administration sees women's exclusion as both a social injustice and an economic inefficiency.
Accepting the award on his behalf, Kaduna's Commissioner of Business, Innovation and Technology, Mrs Patience Fakai, said the summit's theme aligns with sustainable development goals. Governor Sani stated that inclusion is a core principle, not a slogan, and essential for peace and prosperity. He cited the Arewa Ladies-4-Tech initiative, which trained over 5,000 women and girls in AI and digital skills, with many securing international remote jobs. His administration also established a N5 billion Women Economic Empowerment Fund in the 2025 budget and brought two million underserved people, mostly women, into the financial system via a 2024 Executive Order. Nearly 4,900 women have benefited from the "A Kori Talauchi" poverty reduction scheme, while the KD-IVTSD now operates three campuses across Kaduna's senatorial districts.
Governor Uba Sani is framing inclusion as economic logic, not moral obligation—and that shift in language changes the game. By citing specific figures like 5,000 women trained in AI and a N5 billion fund, he anchors policy in measurable action, not applause. If other states keep treating gender equity as ceremonial, Kaduna may pull ahead in human capital development. This isn't just about fairness; it's about building an economy that actually works for more people.
