14/03/2026
RESTORE ADARA CHIEFDOM
OP-ED: A Call For Accountability: The True State Of Governance In Adara Land, By Shehu Silas
The relentless push by APC supporters for Adara people to join the party to re-elect Governor Uba Sani for a second term is not just baffling—it is deeply troubling. The core duty of any government is to protect lives and property. Has this administration truly delivered on that promise? The answer is painfully obvious: It has failed.
Killings and kidnappings persist unabated in Kajuru LGA and parts of Kachia LGA—the heart of Adara Land. The horrific abduction of Christian worshippers in Kurmin Wali and the abduction and murder of former Kajuru Education Secretary, Elder Samuel Dangiwa, and former Kajuru LGA Chairman, Hon. Ibrahim Gajere, remain fresh wounds. Tragically, these have become daily realities for our people.
Yet, where is the tangible development or meaningful political appointment driven by these same APC advocates in Adara Land? Government presence remains minimal at best. So we must ask: What is the point of politics if it delivers neither human security nor capital development?
Under the PDP's stronger days, we witnessed real progress—roads, schools, empowerment—that earned genuine loyalty and nearly created a one-party dominance through performance, not pressure. Can anyone honestly say the same about the current ruling party? A performing government attracts support organically; it does not need constant persuasion.
The balkanization of our revered Adara Chiefdom under former Governor Nasir El-Rufai's APC government was an act of profound injustice, steeped in disdain. A proud, hardworking, and peaceful people were reduced to shadows of their former selves. No reasonable person could defend it.
Our protests were met with resistance, but divine protection shielded our elders from greater harm. We bless and honour them—May God grant them continued health. Over time, we've built resilience and carried on. But governance is continuous. With El-Rufai gone and a new administration in place, what concrete steps have our own brothers in government taken to restore the rightful status of the Chiefdom?
Instead, we hear endless chants of "Uba Sani Sau biyu ne" with little to show for it. True accountability demands visible action to reverse past wrongs—restoration of the Chiefdom, appointments that reflect our worth, and real security gains. Until then, calls to join and vote for the APC ring hollow.
Governor Uba Sani may be leading the state, but accessibility and responsiveness matter. APC supporters can only claim moral authority to recruit us when our community sees good infrastructural developments, our Chiefdom reinstated, and insecurity meaningfully addressed. Anything short of that is flogging a dead horse.
May God intervene and help us all. Shehu Silas writes from Idon Hanya, Kajuru LGA.
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