Kaduna butchers laud Gov Sani over modern abattoir, cold storage facilities

Butchers in Kaduna State have commended Governor Uba Sani for upgrading the Zango Shanu Modern Abattoir in Sabon Gari Local Government Area, saying the provision of modern slaughter facilities and cold storage equipment has improved food safety, reduced post-slaughter losses, and increased their earnings.

The commendation came from members of the Sabon Gari branch of the butchers’ association during a media tour led by the Kaduna State Commissioner for Information and Culture, Malam Ahmed Maiyaki, where journalists inspected projects executed by the state government in Zone One.

Speaking on behalf of the association, Alkasim Mai-Nama said the absence of storage facilities in the past forced butchers to dispose of unsold meat, resulting in significant financial losses.

“Before now, if meat remained unsold, we had no option but to throw it away because there was nowhere to preserve it. Today, with the cold rooms provided by Governor Uba Sani’s administration, we can safely store meat for later sale. This has drastically reduced wastage, improved hygiene, and increased our daily income,” he said.

Mai-Nama added that improved sanitary conditions at the upgraded abattoir had strengthened public confidence in the safety and quality of meat processed at the facility.

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Also speaking, the Vice Chairman of the Sabon Gari branch of the butchers’ association, Jamilu Umar, described the intervention as the most comprehensive rehabilitation of the abattoir since it was established in the early 1980s.

“For more than three decades, we operated under very difficult conditions. There were no functional drainage systems to evacuate blood, water supply was poor, and there were no cold rooms for preservation,” Umar said.

“What we have today is a complete transformation that has restored dignity to our work and improved public health standards,” he added.

The Sarkin Fawan Badawa, Musa Dalhat Abubakar, said the construction of a perimeter fence had enhanced security and protected the investments of butchers and livestock traders.

“For over 30 years, the abattoir remained exposed to encroachment and theft because there was no fence. Today, our businesses are more secure, and the improved infrastructure has attracted butchers and livestock traders from neighbouring Katsina and Zamfara states, expanding commercial activities and boosting the local economy,” he said.

Earlier, the Kaduna State Commissioner for Agriculture, Malam Murtala Dabo, said the Uba Sani administration had prioritised investments across the livestock value chain to improve productivity, strengthen food security, and enhance livelihoods.

Dabo disclosed that the state government had also provided 19 pastoralist communities with pasture fields and solar-powered boreholes to reduce seasonal migration and minimise farmer-herder conflicts.