Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has inaugurated the ultra-modern Kasuwan-Magani Market, constructed at the cost of 2.78 billion naira.
It was gathered that the market has over 2,000 shops which include lock up shops, open stalls, meat dressing slabs, abattoir, warehouses and 398 car parking spaces. It also has a police post, clinic, banking hall, fire service area, electricity and clean water supply.
The Governor explained that it was part of deliberate investment by government towards peace-building and economic prosperity in a diverse community.
He recalled that the area has suffered long years of conflict, noting that the conflicts were largely due to resentments driven by poverty and sense of inequality. According to him, the construction of the new market is to erase barriers to securing trading places in the area.
El-Rufai also explained that sale of shops in the market will not be driven by profit, but the desire to make the market a hub of traders from diverse backgrounds with a shared interest in prosperity.
He however, appealed to all communities to work for peace and harmony, adding that economic development requires an atmosphere of concord in which everyone feels safe to pursue their livelihoods.
