At the THISDAY’s 30th commemoration awards held recently in Lagos, to honour institutions and individuals for their resilience and grit in their respective fields, Senator Uba Sani, Governor of Kaduna State, was named Nigeria’s Governor of the Year. Ogheneuvde Ohwovoriole, examines what stands him out. According to planetary scientists, the Northern Star, also known as Polaris, is unique.
Positioned at a point in the sky above the North Pole, as the earth rotates around its axis, it does not appear to move through the sky like other stars. Since the Northern Star is so fixed, sailors are able to count on its light to guide them in the correct direction. The famous Roman Emperor, Julius Caesar (as captured by William Shakespeare in his play, Julius Caesar), while asserting that he was ‘’constant as the northern star,’’ basically affirmed his commitment to justice and law and that he was not swayed by the fleeting persuasions of others.
He was also underscoring the fact that he was the one person who could guide Rome to her greatest heights. The Governor of Kaduna State, Senator Uba Sani is far from being an Emperor. But like Caesar, Uba Sani, the young and ebullient transformational leader is guiding his State and its people to great heights.
In less than two years in office, Sani is speedily restoring the dignity and pride of Kaduna State as the leading light of northern Nigeria, in all ramifications. Not surprisingly, the world has noticed. At the THISDAY’s 30t.
