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El-Rufai heads Kaduna APC Campaign Council with 989 members, 22 Directorates

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
Governor Nasiru el-Rufai of Kaduna State

Kaduna State Governor Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai of Kaduna has ermerged as the chairman of the state Campaign Council with nine hundred and eighty nine (989) members and twenty two (22) directorates.  The Campaign council also have Senator Uba Sani; the state party gubernatorial candidate, his running mate and incumbent Deputy Governor Hadiza Sabuwa Balarabe as Deputy Chairmen 1 and 2 respectively. The Council with 22 Directorates and 989 members, has Air Commodore Emmanuel K. Jakada (rtd), the State Chairman of APC, as Vice Chairman 1 while RT Hon Yusuf Ibrahim…

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Insecurity: ‘Kaduna safer after military bombardment’ – el-Rufa’i

Aminu Imam

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufa’i, says there have been positive changes in the security situation of the state over the past six weeks. The governor, who stated this on Thursday, while featuring on a television programme, as part of activities lined up for the business summit: ‘KADInvests‘, said the deployment of Special Forces by the military is reducing the level of attacks in the state. According to him, if the methods currently being used had been put in place a few years ago, the security situation would have been better in…

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Kaduna: Policemen disperse jubilating traders, as court order opposes el-Rufa’i on market demolition

Aminu Imam

There was pandemonium in Kaduna at the weekend, as policemen dispersed traders who trooped the streets while jubilating a court order against the State Governor, Nasir el-Rufa’i, to pay compensation for demolishing shops and markets in the city. The protest followed an order by Kaduna State High Court to the State Government that each of the shop owners in Kasuwan-Barci market, in Tudun-Wada area of Kaduna metropolis, be reinstated into the market. The tension reportedly escalated on Sunday evening, when armed Police stormed the market, shooting tear gas and live…

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2023: “We’ll shock el-Rufa’i with massive outing this weekend” – ‘Obidients’

Aminu Imam

Supporters of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, under the aegis of ‘Youth in Diaspora Coalition’, on Wednesday promised to shock Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufa’i, by way of organising a “Peter Obi-massive-march” in Kaduna this Saturday. Recall that el-Rufa’i had via his social media handle a few weeks ago doubted the possibility of the labour party flag-bearer to get up to even 200 people to declare their support for him in the State. Addressing newsmen on the sideline of the distribution of branded aprons and…

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Bandits Parallel Govt. In Kaduna: ‘Ungovernable space about size of Abia’ – SOKAPU

Aminu Imam

…Nigeria’s sovereignty under threat, Northern leaders warn The Southern Kaduna Peoples Union (SOKAPU), has described the alarm raised by Kaduna State Governor, Nasir Ahmed el-Rufa’i, that the activities of terrorists now running a parallel government in the State as “belated and an unfortunate admission”. This is as the people of Southern Kaduna revealed the area that has now become ungovernable space in the State is about the size of Abia State. Speaking under the aegis of SOKAPU, yesterday, its Acting President, Awemi Dio Maisamari, noted that indeed, the terrorists have…

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Worsening Insecurity: El-Rufa’i writes Buhari, says terrorists creating ‘parallel’ govt. in Kaduna

Aminu Imam

Kaduna State governor, Nasir Ahmed el-Rufa’i, has said terrorists are consolidating their grip on communities in the state with a “parallel” government and “permanent operational base”. The Governor, who reportedly disclosed this in a memo to President Muhammadu Buhari, warned the president of the terrorists’ consolidation. The report said terrorists belonging to Ansaru ‘al-Musulmina fi Bilad al-Sudan‘, or Ansaru in local parlance, are believed to have moved to Birnin-Gwari in the State in 2012, when they broke away from Boko Haram. According to sources, the terrorists that formed Ansaru were…

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Kaduna 2023: ‘NNPP will reverse el-Rufa’i’s policies if elected’ – Hunkuyi

Aminu Imam

The 2023 governorship candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in Kaduna State, Suleiman Othman Hunkuyi, has said he will reinstate traditional rulers sacked by the current government if he wins. Recall that the Nasir el-Rufa’i’s administration sacked 313 district heads and 4,453 village heads in June 2017, as part of the restructuring of traditional chiefdoms in the State. Part of the restructuring, according to the State government, was to reduce the burden of a bloated payroll imposed on local government councils by the continued engagement of the district…

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Insecurity: Terrorists threaten to kidnap Buhari, el’Rufai, kill Abuja-Kaduna train victims in fresh video

Aminu Imam

The terrorist group who abducted over 60 passengers of the Abuja-Kaduna-bound train on March 28 have threatened to kidnap President Muhammadu Buhari. The terrorists made this revelation via a fresh video. In the video, the terrorists could be seen flogging some of their captives. This threat is coming a few weeks after the convoy of President Muhammadu Buhari was attacked in Katsina State. Recall that the convoy of an advance team of the number one citizen was attacked on its way to the president’s hometown of Daura ahead of Sallah.…

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2023: Northern Youths group rejects el-Rufa’i endorsement by TSO as Tinubu’s running mate

Aminu Imam

Northern Youths, under the umbrella of the North-East Stakeholders Forum of the All Progressives Congress (APC), have kicked against the open endorsement of Kaduna State Governor, Nasir Ahmed el-Rufa’i, by the Tinubu Support Organisation (TSO) as the ideal candidate for the vice-presidential slot. The TSO had described el-Rufa’i as the best among the contenders being proposed as running mate to the APC presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. The TSO Director-General, Aminu Suleiman, while briefing newsmen in Kaduna on Monday, said that they had decided after a consultative meeting with critical…

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Kaduna Guber ticket: How Uba Sani use Islamic Clerics to outsmart el-rufai

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Facts are emerging on how Senator Uba Sani used Islamic clerics in Kaduna to outsmart Governor Nasir Ahmad el-rufai to secure the ticket of the All Progressive Congres APC for the 2023 gubernatorial elections in the state.  Senator Uba Sani representing Kaduna Central, according insiders in his camp, was said to have approached some Islamic Scholars in the state, requested for a meeting to discuss important issues pertaining to the the security of the state. At the meeting, Voice of Liberty’s source said Sani convinced the Islamic scholars that the…

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