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The People's Constituency, Kaduna (2026)

18/09/2026

WHEN HANDOUTS REPLACE GOVERNANCE

If you use money or any means whatsoever to cajole people into accepting your candidacy or believing in your party, you are undermining democracy. A credible leader should not need to give people crumbs while billions are swallowed elsewhere, nor should temporary handouts be presented as a substitute for sustainable development.

Our mandate at The People’s Constituency is to call on government to do what is right. We need tangible and sustainable projects, economic empowerment, functional institutions, quality education, accessible healthcare, infrastructure and opportunities that can improve people’s lives beyond a single moment of assistance.

We must also be honest about the hardship people face. When an economy becomes so difficult that a small cash gift or payment of a hospital bill feels like extraordinary kindness, the real question should be: what is being done to address the conditions that make people desperate for such assistance in the first place?

Instead of repeatedly paying individual hospital bills, for example, government should strengthen systems such as affordable and accessible health insurance so that people can obtain healthcare without depending on the goodwill of politicians. Instead of occasional cash, create empowerment that enables people to earn, build and sustain themselves.

We are not foolish people. We are educated and intelligent enough to distinguish between palliative assistance and sustainable development. Any assistance that cannot empower people, reduce the cost of living, improve access to opportunities, or create something they can build upon should not be presented as the ultimate measure of good governance.

To our people: accept whatever lawful assistance you are offered, but do not allow temporary gifts to replace your demand for accountability, development and responsible governance. Your future, your children’s future and the future of our communities deserve more than crumbs.

The People's Constituency
Jubal Freeman Dabo
Auta Prince Natty

17/09/2026

CALL FOR TRANSPARENCY: KADUNA POLITICAL AWARDS

Young Politician of the Year Category

The Young Politician of the Year category of the Kaduna Political Awards has raised legitimate questions that deserve the organisers’ attention.

We acknowledge Team Good Governance, Kaduna State, as the original writer of these concerns and share the call for a more transparent, secure and accountable process.

1. VOTING SHOULD BE TRANSPARENT AND SECURE

A major concern is that, as the poll currently operates, it appears possible for one person to vote more than once using different web browsers. If confirmed, this raises questions about the integrity of the voting process.

A more secure system could require voters to authenticate with a unique email address or phone number, allowing each person to vote only once. This would strengthen confidence in the final results.

2. WHY ARE THE NOMINEES’ PHOTOS MISSING?

While other categories appear to have photographs of their nominees, the Young Politician of the Year category does not appear to have the same representation.

With 14 nominees, each person should be presented equally so voters can properly identify who they are voting for.

3. WHEN DOES VOTING CLOSE?

The organisers should clearly state the closing date and time of the poll and whether the final vote figures will be made public after voting.

4. WHY DOES THIS MATTER?

Awards of this nature can influence public perception and the political profile of young politicians. That makes transparency, equal representation and a credible voting process particularly important.

This is not about who wins or loses. It is about ensuring that every nominee has equal opportunity, every voter understands the rules, and the outcome can be trusted.

We therefore respectfully urge Kaduna Political Affairs to address these concerns, secure the voting process, ensure equal representation of nominees, and make the relevant polling information publicly available.

If we demand transparency and accountability from those seeking public office, we must also uphold those values in the platforms through which we recognise them.

The change Nigeria seeks must begin with us.

The People's Constituency
Auta Prince Natty
Jubal Freeman Dabo

The people's constituency stands in solidarity with the Team Good Governance, Kaduna State.

14/09/2026

KADUNA SCHOOL FEES: WHERE IS GOVERNMENT REGULATION?

The concerns being raised by parents over the rising cost of private school fees in Kaduna State should not be dismissed as merely a disagreement between parents and private school owners. It should raise a much bigger question: what exactly is the responsibility of government when the cost of essential services provided by the private sector becomes increasingly unaffordable to ordinary citizens?

A concerned parent, Adamu Solomon Adamu, has appealed to the Kaduna State Government, the Commissioner for Education and the Kaduna State House of Assembly Committee on Education to urgently look into the increasing fees being charged by some private schools across the state. According to his appeal, some parents have experienced fee increases of between 70 and 150 per cent within two academic sessions, with some schools reportedly increasing fees from about ₦40,000 per term to between ₦90,000 and ₦120,000. There are also additional charges for development levies, PTA, computers, examinations, uniforms and other requirements.

This is where the conversation must become broader.

Nigeria is increasingly becoming a country where citizens depend heavily on private-sector providers for essential services because public systems are often unable to provide the quality, capacity or competitiveness that citizens need. Education is a clear example. Many parents turn to private schools because they want better learning environments, more consistent academic programmes and opportunities they may not find in some public schools. But when private education becomes too expensive for the average family, what alternative is available?

This is not peculiar to education. Nigerians are experiencing similar pressures in telecommunications, transportation, housing, healthcare and other essential services. Airtime and data costs continue to concern consumers. The cost of basic services keeps rising, while citizens are often left asking what tangible improvements they are receiving in return for the increasing financial burden placed on them.

This is why regulation matters.

Government cannot simply leave citizens at the mercy of market forces while public alternatives remain weak. At the same time, regulation should not mean unnecessarily suffocating legitimate businesses. Private schools have genuine expenses. They pay teachers, rent facilities, purchase learning materials, provide electricity and water, maintain infrastructure and deal with other operational costs. Their sustainability matters too.

But there must be a reasonable balance between the sustainability of private institutions and the ability of parents to afford basic education for their children.

The government should therefore be asking questions. What is responsible for these increases? Are the increases justified? Are parents adequately informed before new fees are introduced? Are additional levies transparent? Is there a reasonable regulatory framework for substantial fee adjustments? And where parents believe they are being unfairly treated, where can they seek redress?

The People's Constituency considers this a matter worthy of serious public attention. The concern is not about attacking private school owners or discouraging private investment. It is about ensuring that citizens are protected from unreasonable practices while businesses are allowed to operate sustainably.

More importantly, government must strengthen public schools. If public education is adequately funded, properly staffed, secure and competitive, parents will have a meaningful alternative when private school fees become unbearable.

The larger question is therefore not only “Why are private schools increasing their fees?”

It is also:

What is government doing to regulate essential private-sector services, protect consumers and, most importantly, provide public alternatives that Nigerians can genuinely rely on?

Education is too important to become a privilege available only to families who can continuously absorb rising costs.

The Kaduna Government should listen to these parents, investigate the concerns raised and begin a serious conversation with private school operators and other stakeholders on how to make quality education accessible without undermining the sustainability of private institutions.

This is not just about school fees.

It is about the cost of living, regulation, public responsibility and the kind of society we are building.

The People's Constituency

12/09/2026

WHEN GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCEMENTS DO NOT TRANSLATE INTO RESULTS: KASU AS A CASE STUDY

Governance should not be measured merely by what a government approves, announces or posts on social media. The real test is what happens after the announcement. Are the promises implemented? Do they solve the problem for which they were made? Do the people experience measurable improvement? Or are we simply moving from one announcement to another while the underlying problems remain?

The situation surrounding Kaduna State University offers a disturbing case study. Lecturers have, at different times, raised concerns over unpaid entitlements and other conditions affecting their work. At one point, there were interventions and assurances that the issues would be addressed. Another agitation reportedly led to the government releasing ₦300 million in an attempt to prevent further industrial action. Yet, despite these interventions, the university has again found itself under an indefinite strike. More recently, the government reportedly approved the payment of salaries, with implementation expected to commence in October. But if the fundamental demands of the workers remain unresolved and the strike continues, then the question becomes simple: what exactly has been achieved by the approval?

This is where the distinction between approval and implementation becomes important. Government can approve billions of naira, establish committees, make promises and issue statements, but governance is ultimately judged by outcomes. If workers remain aggrieved, students remain affected, academic activities remain disrupted and the institution continues to struggle with inadequate funding and facilities, then something is clearly missing between policy and ex*****on.

There is also an important contradiction that deserves public discussion. The government came into office and reduced tuition fees at the university, a decision that understandably attracted public applause because it appeared to make education more affordable. But reducing fees without simultaneously developing a sustainable funding mechanism for the institution raises a serious question of policy design. If the cost of education is reduced for students, who bears the resulting financial burden, and how adequately has government planned to meet it?

Affordable education is desirable. But affordable education without adequate funding, functional infrastructure, motivated academics and sustainable institutional financing can eventually become an attractive policy on paper with damaging consequences in practice. A state university cannot be sustained by applause, political communication or temporary financial interventions. It requires deliberate and predictable investment.

This also brings us to a broader question about the capacity and direction of governance. A government should not only ask, “What will make people applaud us today?” It must also ask, “What will make this institution function properly five years from now?” That is the difference between short term political visibility and long term governance.

The same principle applies to borrowing and public finance. The fact that a government inherited debts and is servicing them is important context, but refusing to borrow at all is not automatically evidence of sound economic management. Borrowing is not inherently irresponsible. The critical questions are: What are you borrowing for? How much are you borrowing? Under what terms? What will the investment produce? And can the resulting obligation be sustainably serviced? A government that refuses every form of borrowing while essential infrastructure and human capital needs remain unmet may not necessarily be demonstrating prudence; it may also be demonstrating an inability or unwillingness to deploy available financing options strategically.

This is why the conversation should go beyond whether a government has borrowed or not. We should be asking what has been achieved with the resources available to the state, what has been prioritised, what has been neglected, and whether the outcomes justify the choices being made.

Perhaps the greatest concern is the possibility that government is becoming more interested in social media visibility than institutional performance. A government can win applause for reducing school fees, announcing approvals or releasing intervention funds. But when lecturers still embark on strikes, students remain at home and the institution continues to complain about funding and infrastructure, the applause eventually becomes irrelevant.

Kaduna needs governance that is technically driven, economically intelligent and results oriented. It needs people appointed because they have the competence to solve problems, not merely because they are loyal, politically convenient or personally connected. The governor must be willing to surround himself with people who can tell him the uncomfortable truth, not only those who will celebrate every decision.

Leadership requires the courage to look inward, review policies, admit where implementation has failed and make corrections. It requires radical thinking in appointments, rationality in decision making and discipline in resource allocation.

The People’s Constituency therefore calls the Kaduna State Government to look beyond announcements and social media applause. Let government demonstrate, institution by institution, policy by policy and project by project, what has actually been achieved.

Because at the end of every administration, history will not remember how many approvals were announced. It will remember what those approvals changed in the lives of the people.

The People's Constituency
Jubal Freeman Dabo

12/09/2026

The truth is costly.

11/09/2026

Kaduna Appointments: What Is the Basis?

The latest appointments by the Kaduna State Government raise a legitimate question: what exactly is the basis for these appointments?

From the 77 names reviewed, 53 are Muslim associated names, representing 68.83 percent, while 24 are Christian associated names, representing 31.17 percent. Names alone cannot establish anyone’s religion, but the pattern is significant enough to warrant questions about fairness, inclusiveness and representation in a religiously and ethnically diverse state like Kaduna.

This concern becomes more interesting when viewed against the earlier statement attributed to the former Governor, Nasir Elrufai that Southern Kaduna constitutes about 25 percent of Kaduna State’s population. Although the current Governor has not been seen to publicly state that Southern Kaduna should receive only a particular percentage of appointments, the pattern now being observed creates an uncomfortable similarity between that narrative and what appears to be happening in practice.

The issue is not simply about having people from Southern Kaduna appointed somewhere. It is about whether they are being considered for strategic appointments where their presence can contribute to collective representation and the overall balance of the state. In a situation where the Governor himself is a Muslim, fairness would reasonably demand that strategic appointments give adequate consideration to other parts and interests of the state, particularly where such appointments are important to effective governance and collective progress.

The composition of the governing council of Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic also raises questions. Where a professor is appointed as a member while a doctor is made chairman of the board of a polytechnic, the government should be able to explain the criteria behind such choices. The question is not about the qualifications of the individuals involved, but about whether the right expertise is being matched with the right responsibility.

Ultimately, the concern is about the principle guiding these appointments. If Kaduna is genuinely pursuing fairness, justice and inclusiveness, those principles should be visible not only in public statements but also in the distribution of strategic appointments across the state. Otherwise, the pattern will naturally continue to raise questions about whether inclusivity is being practised or merely being presented as a policy position.

The People's Constituency

09/09/2026

SKYSFOM Condemns El-Rufai Family’s Demand for Evidence or Apology From Defence Minister

The Southern Kaduna Youths and Students Forum (SKYSFOM) has condemned the demand by the family of former Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, for evidence or an apology from the Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (rtd.), over comments attributed to him concerning the former governor’s administration.

In a statement signed by its President, Prince Edward Kazachiang Marcus, the group said the people of Southern Kaduna had not forgotten what it described as the “inhumanity” and alleged marginalisation experienced during El-Rufai’s administration.

SKYSFOM said it found the demand for evidence troubling, arguing that several policies, statements and actions attributed to the former administration in Southern Kaduna remain fresh in the memories of residents.

The group alleged that the El-Rufai administration was not sufficiently inclusive and accused it of treating Christians in Kaduna State unfairly. It also pointed to statements attributed to the former governor concerning Southern Kaduna and the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, which it said had been publicly documented.

The forum further raised questions about the circumstances surrounding the death of an Adara traditional ruler following an alleged meeting with the former governor, as well as the demolition of churches and residential buildings during the administration.

According to the group, the former administration also disobeyed several court orders, describing the period as one that left painful memories among many residents of Southern Kaduna.

“Most of his comments captured on video clips at live events are there for the world to see. History will forever remember Nasiru Elrufai, the Butcher of Southern Kaduna,” Marcus said.

The SKYSFOM president also accused supporters and loyalists of the former governor of attempting to rewrite the narrative surrounding his administration, insisting that such efforts would not erase what the group described as the experiences of the people of Southern Kaduna.

The group further questioned the continued political tension surrounding the former governor, despite his leaving office about three years ago.

“Your father did terrible things in Kaduna State during his administration. The South remembers,” the statement added.

SKYSFOM maintained that the experiences of Southern Kaduna under the previous administration should not be forgotten, calling for the issues surrounding the former governor’s tenure to be subjected to open, honest and public discussion.

The People's Constituency
Jubal Freeman Dabo

09/09/2026

Visit to Shehu Sani: ‘We were misled’, Catholic Women apologise to Church

From: Okpani Austine Agbo Emmanuel’s Desk

Women representatives of Zumuntan Mata Katolika of the Catholic Archdiocese of Kaduna have apologised to the Church over their participation in an engagement with former Senator Shehu Sani, saying they were misled about the political nature of the gathering.

The women, who represented Sabon Tasha, Romi and Makera Deaneries alongside the Archdiocesan leadership, said their participation in the September 6, 2026 engagement should not be interpreted as an endorsement of Sani, the All Progressives Congress (APC) or any political candidate or party.

The clarification was contained in a public notice signed by the President of Zumuntan Mata, Alice J. Bawa; Secretary, Bako Justina; and Chaplain, Rev. Fr. Stephen P. Dogo.

According to the women, the meeting followed an invitation from Sani to representatives of the three metropolitan deaneries. They said they understood the invitation to be an opportunity for interaction, having noted that Sani had previously visited other metropolitan deaneries during their annual conferences.

They, however, said they were not adequately informed that the engagement would take on a political dimension.

“We were misled into a political spectacle under false pretences,” the women said, stressing that Zumuntan Mata Katolika was never established as, and would never become, a platform for political mobilisation.

They explained that they were mobilised by a woman they trusted and were made to understand that the engagement was for a different purpose.
The women said their presence at the event could subsequently be misconstrued as political support for Sani, making it necessary to publicly dissociate the organisation from any such interpretation.

They stressed that Zumuntan Mata Katolika, as an organ of the Kaduna Catholic Archdiocesan Laity Council, remains subject to the teachings, discipline and values of the Catholic

09/09/2026

Be brave!

08/09/2026

Transforming vision into action! 📚✨
Today, Rev. Joseph John Hayab (Proprietor & NCA Chairman) visited Kaduna Christian Academy in Ungwan-Bulus to meet with pioneer staff and set the foundation for a transformative academic year.
At Kaduna Christian Academy, we believe our children aren’t dull—they simply need the **opportunity to excel**. To deliver world-class learning and character formation, we are investing heavily in our teachers and students:
💻 **Empowering Teachers:** Every staff member has been equipped with a personal computer system, competitive pay, and free school-wide Wi-Fi.
🎒 **Supporting Families:** Tuition is kept deliberately affordable, with free school uniforms and sportswear provided for students through next year.
💡 **Tech-Driven Education:** State-of-the-art ICT facilities to help every student explore, innovate, and thrive.
❤️ **Godly Character:** A culture built on love, dignity, and constructive discipline—zero room for harshness.
As Principal Mrs. Elizabeth David noted, true success relies on collaboration and dedicated heart-work. Here’s to building a school where academic excellence goes hand-in-hand with good character! 🌟

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