Kaduna steps into global spotlight as Sani opens int’l procurement summit

Dr Hadiza Balarabe, Deputy Governor of Kaduna State, on Tuesday represented Gov. Uba Sani at the maiden Procurement, Logistics and Supply Management International Industry Summit 1.0 (2025), declaring the three-day conference open on his behalf.

Speaking at the event in Kaduna, the deputy governor said Sani, who was hosting the ongoing Northern States Governors’ Forum meeting conveyed his warm felicitations to the participants and expressed keen interest in receiving the summit’s communiqué.

Delivering the Governor’s remarks, she said the summit marked a significant step in the state’s agenda to strengthen accountability, transparency and institution building through modern procurement systems.

Balarabe added, “The inaugural summit was devoted to procurement, logistics and supply chain management.

“Your presence reflects not only professional commitment, but an abiding belief in the limitless possibilities that transparent systems and disciplined governance can unlock for our nation.”

She introduced the participants to the Kaduna State Public Procurement Authority (KADPPA) and the Centre for Procurement, Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Kaduna State University, describing them as the backbone of the state’s reformed governance architecture.

According to her, the collaboration between the academia and government is central to the state’s efforts to deepen innovation, accountability and evidence-based policy in public procurement.

Under the state’s infrastructure and economic renewal agenda, she said that Sani’s administration had “placed accountability at the centre of every public contracting decision,” strengthening due-process structures and enhancing the capacity of procurement officers across MDAs.

Balarabe praised KADPPA’s role in expanding the culture of open contracting, improving the eprocurement landscape and entrenching value-for-money principles.

Highlighting Kaduna’s gender-responsive procurement policy, one of the first of its kind in the country, the deputy governor said the initiative reflected the administration’s belief that procurement systems must be both efficient and equitable.

“Societies flourish when all voices have a seat at the table and all talents have room to thrive,” she said.

Balarabe added that the state’s rural and urban infrastructure projects including access roads connecting farming communities were direct outcomes of meticulous procurement planning and effective monitoring.

“These roads are more than concrete and asphalt. They are lifelines of productivity and catalysts of rural prosperity,” the deputy governor said.

She reiterated Kaduna State’s readiness to benchmark its systems against international best practices as governments globally rethink supply chains for greater resilience.

Balarabe commended KADPPA and the state’s academic centre for their “vision, leadership and steadfast dedication” to modernizing procurement processes.

With a message of optimism and determination, she formally declared the summit open, praying for continued progress in Kaduna State and Nigeria.

The three-day summit is expected to produce a communiqué outlining strategies for strengthening procurement governance and enhancing supply chain efficiency in Nigeria.(NAN)(www.nannews.ng)
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