The governor governor nasir elrufai has led kaduna s recovery from the great recession created by the previous administration to a position of national economic prominence. Apc govs move to implement elrufai committees report dayo johnson akure. Kaduna state governor news latest breaking stories and top. The state shares boundaries with niger state to the west, zamfara, katsina and kano states to the north, bauchi and plateau states to the east and fct abuja and the nassarawa states to the south. Kaduna state, nigeria overview, history and summary. As nigerian government flagsoff 20172018 measles vaccination campaign, kaduna state governor s children get vaccinated against measles disease. You are losing the mission and the momentum, governor elrufai warned president buhari in 30page, 2016 memo kaduna state governor nasir elrufai in.
Jameelah sanda writes that the kaduna state government under the leadership of governor nasir elrufai is trying to bring about a shift in the perception of the public regarding governance in the. Apr 24, 2018 the race for the 2019 governorship in kaduna state has begun, as aspirants in the various political parties are engaging in underground consultations and grassroots mobilization for support. The state was created on the 27th of may 1967 from the former north central state. In 1967 this was split up into six states, one of which was the northcentral state, whose name was changed to kaduna state.
These were alhaja latifat okunu of lagos state and mrs pamela sadauki of kaduna state. Kaduna state governor mallam nasir elrufai has tested positive for coronavirus, covid19. Fiery cleric, prophet lai bamidele, has described last weeks dethronement of former emir of kano. The notice was issued by the coalition of northern youths cny, advising igbos living in the northern region of the country to leave before drastic actions. Mar 30, 2016 on the 9th of march, 1987 the then military governor of kaduna state, lt. Race for kaduna state governorship poll begins the. Two years ago i wrote a commissioned article on the history of the town for yellotimes, a quarterly publication of mtn ltd. Furthermore, since the inception of the state as kaduna in 1976, it has had 9 military governors and 7 civilian governors till date. Mallam nasir ahmad elrufai born 16 february 1960 is a nigerian politician who is the. There are 23 local government areas lgas in kaduna state. Kaduna state governor news latest breaking stories and. This position places its holder in leadership of the state with command authority over the state affairs.
Its headquarters are in the town of ringim, the lga has an area of 1,057 km and a population of 192,024 at the 2006 census. For the first time in the history of the state, the government also presented the first quarter budget performance report to the kaduna state house of assembly. In office since 2015, his administration, and that of the federal government, have been accused of a conspiracy of silence, and are facing mounting popular criticism on the ground and on social media. Kaduna state, north central nigeria, is populated by about 57 to 63 different ethnic groups. Here is the full list of elected governors in nigeria 20152019 in case you want to know all the new elected governors for the all the 36 states in nigeria. Nasir elrufai kaduna state governor was seen in public.
Abubakar umar, amended the 1984 edict and expunged the option. Zaria is one of the major towns in kaduna state and is very rich in history. Welcome to the official page of the governor of kaduna state, malam nasir ahmad elrufai. The governor, in a congratulatory message he issued on. Kaduna state is a state in central northern nigeria. On the 9th of march, 1987 the then military governor of kaduna state, lt. Kaduna state simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Remarks of governor elrufai at the official flags off of apc presidential campaign in. Constitution of the federal republic of nigeria wipo. Hardly a week passes without kaduna state government publishing adverts for one procurement or expression of interest as it pushes robust implementation of the 2016 budget. Alex jones interviews rodney howardbrowne over new book, the killing of uncle sam. National chairman of the all progressives congress, adams oshiomhole has inaugurated governor nasir ahmad elrufai as chairman of the campaign council for the reelection bid of the governor of kogi state, yahaya bello. In this post youll discover the names of all those local government areas.
Nigeria is a famous country with more than one hundred and forty million population. Kaduna state governor, nasir elrufai, has commended the appointment of amina mohammed as the deputy secretarygeneral of the united nations. If we will go into history, we will recall that this was the seed of destruction of the pdp where. This article chronicles the historical development of kaduna. Reacting to the comment of governor nasir elrufai of kaduna state, the eu in a statement said. As a result, colonel lawal jafaru isa was appointed as the 7 th military governor of kaduna. This history dates back before 1912, the year lord lugard chose it to become the dual capital of the north and nigeria. Mar, 2016 kaduna state governor, mallam nasir ahmad elrufai, who, in january 20, allegedly insulted christianity in a tweet and received bashing from adherents has, again, stirred the hornets nest as. Kaduna state governor, nasir elrufai related news the kaduna state government has adopted stringent measures to manage the unexpected economic. Race for kaduna state governorship poll begins the guardian. Clashes last month left dozens dead and parts of the state under curfew. The main brain behind the crisis, one alhaji mato, uncle to the then kaduna state governor, alhaji dabo lere and cousin to babangidas secretaty to the federal government alhaji ibrahim aliyu was shielded and accommodated in the kaduna state government guest house by the governor.
Jun 08, 2017 the governor of kaduna state, nasir elrufai has ordered the arrest of northern youths involved in tuesdays quit notice issued to igbos in the north to vacate the region. They are one of the nationalities of southern kaduna in the former zaria province. Kaduna state was created on 27 may 1967 as north central state and on 17 mar 1976 was renamed kaduna state. Ethnic minorities and political turbulence in kaduna state.
Get your free pdf by completing the following form. Politics in kaduna state, people of zaria and governor. Kaduna state is located in the northwestern part of nigeria, and its capital is located in the city of kaduna, which is also one of the biggest commercial centers in the state. Historical background what is presently known as kaduna state. Kaduna state is located at the north central region of nigeria.
List of the 23 local government areas in kaduna state. The kaduna state governor, abubakar umar, suddenly announced on state. A concise account can be found in ethnic and religious crisis in kaduna, by hussaini abdu and dr lydia umar, in hope betrayed. Elrufai emerged as the partys candidate for governor of kaduna state. Abubakar umar, amended the 1984 edict and expunged the option of fine and extended the term of imprisonment upon. Governor of kaduna state, nasir elrufai, has also said that many of the perpetrators are not locals, but fulani. Kaduna state has a land area of 46,053 square kilometers. In 2014 alone communal and religious conflicts are humanmade disasters that claimed at least 3500 lives in nigeria world bank, 2016, p. History until the late eighties when kaduna state seemed to have slid into intermittent sectarian and ethnic violence, its capital city, kaduna, was one of the most peaceful, cosmopolitan and politically important cities in nigeria. Kaduna state was founded by the british in 19 and became the capital of nigerias former northern region which was made up of zaria and katsina in 1917, and it retained this status until 1967 when it became the capital of the north central state which was later renamed kaduna state in 1976.
The last military governor appointed by general ibrahim babangida regime was abubakar tanko ayuba. Governor of kaduna state the governor governor nasir elrufai has led kaduna s recovery from the great recession created by the previous administration to a position of national economic prominence. The north central state with kaduna as its capital kaduna had two military governors, abba kyari 1967 1975 and usman jibirin 1975 1977. Read all the latest news, breaking stories, top headlines, opinion, pictures and videos about kaduna state governor from nigeria and the world on today. There is a complex history of violent conflict and other related activities carried out by hausa fulani muslim herdsmen in southern kaduna that has spanned decades. We are aware of the comments by the governor of kaduna about noninterference by foreigners during. The riotings eventually engulfed other key cities of kaduna state such as kaduna, zaria and ikara. Abdullahi sarki mukhtar replaced colonel dangiwa umar and ran the state from 1988 to 1990. He ran kaduna from 1990 to 1992 and handed over power to a civilian elected governor in the illfated and shortlived third republic. He was the former director general of bureau of public enterprises, the head of privatisation agency in nigeria. Kaduna, city, capital of kaduna state, northcentral nigeria. When alhaji ahmed mohammed makarfi was elected governor he followed the herd and declared sharia law in kaduna state in 2000, which led to the death of over 5,000 people in subsequent riots. Kaduna state development and property company limited is a government parastatal that offers provision of affordable. Kaduna governor orders arrest of youths who threatened igbos.
Rivers, akwa ibom, kaduna, kano, plateau and adamawa. The governor is frequently described to be the number one citizen of the state. Nasir elrufai kaduna state governor was seen in public mo. The historical evidence indicating the date and where gbagyi people migrated from into kaduna area is still shrouded in mystery.
The race for the 2019 governorship in kaduna state has begun, as aspirants in the various political parties are engaging in underground consultations and grassroots mobilization for support. Kaduna, denmark company sign mou to start milk production. Learn about kaduna state, nigeria people, local government. Many prominent kataf people were fired from the kaduna state. The governors son, abubakar alsadiq elrufai was enrolled by his father into primary. Peter obi the former governor of anambra state, who was previously described by the same organization as a first. Pdf there is a complex history of violent conflict and other related activities. Jun 05, 20 governor aliyu at the burial of late kaduna state governor, patrick yakowa. On may 12, 2018, the people of kaduna state made history when they chose new leaders for its local government councils using electronic voting. This is a list of administrators and governors of kaduna state. Kaduna s history reflects that of the north in particular and nigeria in general. The kaduna state governor is the head of kaduna state government. Ringim is a local government area lga of jigawa state, nigeria. His rule was shortlived due to the last military coup in nigerias political history, which was engineered and led by general sani abacha.
Last saturday, kaduna state celebrated the first centenary of kaduna, its capital. The governors plan to fire the teachers has already sparked. The atyap kataf people are tyapspeaking people belonging to the larger katab ethnolinguistic group occupying part of zango kataf local government area of kaduna state. Nigeria watch sixth report on violence in nigeria 2016 nigeria watch project. Violence in southern kaduna threatens to undermine nigeria. Malam nasir ahmad elrufai born 16 february 1960 is a nigerian politician who is the governor of kaduna state, nigeria. The governor of kaduna state, nasir elrufai, has revoked the certificate of occupancy c of o of the comatose durbar hotel believed to be owned by late head of state general sani abacha, on. Waziri in a news item published by saharareporters on the 20th december, 2012 titled, factions in southern kaduna.
The governor of kaduna state, ahmed mohammed makarfi, has found himself in an increasingly difficult political position in the last few years, particularly since the 2000 riots and the. In an exchange between an elderly trader and the governor of kaduna state in. Many contests for state governor also involve high stakes, given the. Kaduna, the third most populous state, is a core constituency for the presidency and has a history of communal violence. Governorgeneral, lugard never hid his antipathy towards lagos. Kaduna apc crisis festers the guardian nigeria news. Because these conflicts and tensions have deep roots in northern nigerian history, it is useful to examine this historical background before proceeding to discuss. I thought it was appropriate to reproduce the article on the. Abbass department of political science ahmadu bello university, zaria, kaduna state, nigeria email. In the early 1990s, two women were appointed deputy governors. Kaduna city, for example, is known for the recurring.
Sir frederick later lord lugard, the first british governor of northern nigeria, selected the present site along the lagoskano railway for a town, and building began in 19. Governor abdulahi kure of niger state returned from the meeting, telling his constituents that sharia had been suspended in the best interest of the country. He has placed a curfew in kaduna state and restricted movement, to prevent the. Full list of the elected governors in nigeria 20152019. Gov elrufai highlights efforts towards security and peace building in kaduna state duration. Kaduna state governor nasir elrufai on monday enrolled his sixyearold son into a public primary school. In 1967 this was split up into six states, one of which was the northcentral state, whose name was changed to kaduna state in 1976. The governor leads the executive branch of the government. An emerging social crime and the implications for the labour market ngwama, justice chidi. The state shares boundaries with niger state to the west, zamfara, katsina and kano states to the north, bauchi and plateau states to the east and fct abuja and nassarawa state to the south. The state and rural zaria international centre for. The governor governor nasir elrufai has led kadunas recovery from the great recession created by the previous administration to a position of national economic prominence.
Executive governor of kaduna state nasir elrufai speaks during an interview with reuters in. Governance is on the upswing in kaduna thisdaylive. Nigeria watch sixth report on violence in nigeria 2016. Geographical, historical and political profiles of nigeria. He was the minister of the federal capital territory, abuja from 16 july 2003 to 29 may 2007. Nigerias election history augurs poorly for the security of the 2019 contests.
Nasir ahmad elrufai born 16 february 1960, addressed publicly as mallam nasir ahmad elrufai is a nigerian politician who is the governor of kaduna state, nigeria. Pdf abstract this paper scrutinises against the background of the various experiences and attempts made at constitutional development in nigeria. Geographical, historical and political profiles of nigeria 1. It lies along the kaduna river, which is a major tributary of the niger river. Mapping, evolution and patterns june 2006 may 2014 11 aftermath.
Kaduna adopts measures to respond to looming economic crisis. His unwavering focus on economic development includes attracting businesses and investment to the state while helping homegrown businesses flourish. The state is the successor to the old northern region of nigeria, which had its capital at kaduna. Affordable nonstate schools in kaduna state, nigeria results for. The kaduna state government, led by governor mallam nasir elrufai, now faces enormous pressure to act. One major city under the governance of kaduna is the ancient city of zaria. Kaduna state governor, nasir elrufai governors of the all progressives congress apc under the aegis of progressive governors forum. Dec 27, 2012 politics in kaduna state, people of zaria and governor mukhtar yero by ibraheem a. Acns reported that much of the infrastructure of the city of kaduna has been destroyed. News kaduna state africa independent television ait. Sep 10, 20 the main brain behind the crisis, one alhaji mato, uncle to the then kaduna state governor, alhaji dabo lere and cousin to babangidas secretaty to the federal government alhaji ibrahim aliyu was shielded and accommodated in the kaduna state government guest house by the governor. Ait, africa independent television is a nigerian tv station with an online presence covering national and international news, politics, sports, business, entertainment, lifestyle, health and other related issues while streaming the latest breaking news both in nigeria, africa and internationally. Because these conflicts and tensions have deep roots in northern nigerian history, it is useful to examine this historical background before proceeding to discuss the complex facts and facets of ethnic minority political turbulence in kaduna state today.