Dr Kalen Ephraim Audu

21/07/2025

🌍✨ New Week Message.

As we step into this new week, I send a heartfelt greeting to the resilient people of Lere LGA. May this week be one of renewed purpose, strengthened unity, and unshakable hope.
To every farmer in the field, every child in the classroom, every trader in the market, and every elder guiding our communities with wisdom, know that you are the strength and soul of our land. Your daily efforts are the heartbeat of Lere LGA, and I celebrate you.
Let us walk into this week with courage in our hearts and kindness in our hands. Let us choose peace over conflict, collaboration over division, and compassion over indifference.
My strongest wish for this week:
That every home in Lere LGA and beyond feels the touch of peace, that our youth find opportunities that inspire them, and that our leaders, in every space, are led by integrity, wisdom, and love for the people they serve.

May our steps this week bring progress.
May our voices inspire healing.
And may our actions leave behind footprints of unity and growth.
Together, we rise. Together, we thrive.
Blessed week to all.

Hon. Kalen Ephraim Audu, PhD
Vice Chairman,
Lere Local Government
Kaduna State
Highlights

11/07/2025

📚✨ KADAEduPACT International Summit 2025 | Kaduna State
🗓️ 9th–11th July 2025
📍Kaduna City

KADAEduPACT International Summit 2025, a strategic gathering of global educators, policymakers, and innovators committed to reimagining the future of education in Kaduna State and Nigeria at large.

Theme;
🎯 “Strategic Visioning for Educational Transformation: Developing a Kaduna State Education Model”,
sets the tone for bold, practical steps toward inclusive, accessible, and impactful education across all communities.

The summit was declared open by our Father and Leader His Excellency, Senator Dr Uba Sani,CON, Executive Governor of Kaduna State, who reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to educational reform that is people-centered and results-driven.

We had the privilege of listening to powerful keynote messages from:
✅ Mr. Tunde Alausa, Honourable Minister of Education
✅ Dr. Amina J. Mohammed, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General
✅ Gill Lever OBE, British Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria

All speakers emphasized the urgency of translating policy into action, action that will reach the grassroots, impact learners, and build a more educated and empowered Kaduna.

🤝 The summit is proudly supported by visionary partners:
🔹 State Government
🔹 Ministry of Education, Nigeria
🔹 Nations Nigeria
🔹 Nigeria
🔹 in Nigeria (FCDO)
🔹 - UK Department for International Development
🔹 Bank Nigeria
🔹 Foundation
🔹 Foundation
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🔹 Universities Commission (NUC)
🔹 Nigeria
🔹 -EduPACT
🔹 Council Nigeria

👉 Call to Action:
Let this summit not end in the hall. Let us take these ideas home. As stakeholders, parents, teachers, leaders, and youths, we must come together to make the Kaduna Education Model a living reality across our LGAs.

Lere LGA is committed to working closely with our communities, schools, and policymakers to implement learnings from this summit. Let’s build schools that shape lives and a future we can all be proud of.

01/07/2025

🌍 Together for a Malaria-Free Lere Local Government !
1st July 2025 | Malaria Campaign Flag-Off Event

Happy New Month, my good people of Lere and beyond!

I had the honour of standing in for my boss, the Executive Chairman of Lere LGA, Hon. Jafaru Ahmed, at the official flag-off of the Insecticide Treated Nets (ITN) Distribution Campaign. I proudly served in my capacity as the Malaria Advocate for Lere LGA, a role I accept with deep gratitude and a sense of duty.
This campaign is not just an event, it is a life-saving mission. I sincerely appreciate the Federal Ministry of Health, through the National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP), the Kaduna State Ministry of Health, the Lere Local Government Authority, Catholic Relief Services (CRS), Society for Family Health (SFH), Malaria Consortium, and all our Roll Back Malaria (RBM) partners for entrusting me with this vital responsibility and for their continued efforts to protect our communities.

💡 Our collective goal is to ensure every household in Lere receives and properly uses their mosquito net. These nets are being distributed free of charge and are designed to protect our most vulnerable children under five and pregnant women from the deadly effects of malaria.
As Malaria Advocate, I commit to using every available platform, community forums, schools, faith-based gatherings, and media to sensitize our people on the importance of hanging and sleeping inside the net every night.

Let us all remember:
✅ Air your net under a shade for 24 hours before use
✅ Do not sell the nets—they are free and meant to save lives
✅ Encourage your neighbours to use theirs too
✅ When every family member sleeps under a net, the entire household is protected

📢 I also encourage parents and caregivers to support the seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) campaign. Ensure your children aged 3–59 months take and complete their preventive malaria medicine during household visits by the health teams.

🤝 By the grace of God, and with the support of our health workers, traditional rulers, religious leaders, and community partners, we will ensure no child dies from malaria, no mother loses a pregnancy, and we will drastically reduce malaria in Lere LGA.

Let’s make Lere a malaria-free zone starting from today.














🦟🛡️ Let’s hang the net. Let’s save lives.

30/06/2025

✨ HAPPY New Week & the Last Day of June 2025 ✨

As we step into a new week and close the chapter of June Today, I want to thank the good people of Lere for your resilience, cooperation, and unwavering spirit.
Each day, your strength and unity give us more reasons to work harder in service to you. Together, we’ve come this far and together, we will achieve even more.
Let us enter July with renewed hope, shared purpose, and deep commitment to building a peaceful, progressive, and people-focused Lere.
May the days ahead bring us good health, peace, and continued blessings.
Forward ever, together always.

Hon. Kalen Ehpraim Audu PhD.

23/06/2025

💫 Precious People, Happy New Week 💫

Each day is a gift, a call to serve, to uplift, and to move our communities forward through our thoughts, words and actions.
Together, let’s make today count for peace, for progress, for every son and daughter of Lere and Kaduna State.

Hon. Kalen Ehpraim Audu. PhD.
Vice Chairman, Lere LGA.

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16/06/2025

💫 A New Week Message 💫

A blessed new week to the good people of Lere and beyond!

I deeply appreciate your kind birthday wishes—they were not just messages, they were strength to my spirit. Thank you for standing with me.
As we begin this new week, remember: your life has value, your effort is seen, and your contribution is essential to the growth of our community. Let no one make you feel less.
Let’s rise together, build stronger, and walk with dignity into a future we’re all shaping.
May your week be filled with clarity, courage, and calm progress.

Hon. Kalen Ehpraim Audu PhD.

Together, we thrive.

13/06/2025

🌿 A Greener Lere!!!

It was my honour and privilege to represent my Boss Hon. Jafaru Ahmed, the Executive Chairman of Lere Local Government Area at the official tree planting campaign by Women Initiative for Sustainable Environment (WISE) on their Integrated COVID and Climate Resilience Nigeria Program on June 12, 2025, at Saminaka.
This impactful initiative, which started with selected schools in Saminaka, Lere LGA, is not just about planting trees, it is about planting hope, building resilience, and standing with our communities in the face of climate and health challenges.
As a people-centered administration, we believe every tree planted is an investment in the wellbeing of our children, the air we breathe, and the strength of our communities tomorrow.
By greening our communities, we are creating natural shields against rising temperatures, air pollution, and the broader impacts of climate vulnerability, while also promoting cleaner, healthier environments for post-pandemic recovery.
This campaign is a call to action, a reminder that climate resilience begins at the grassroots, and every tree planted is a step toward a more sustainable and healthier Nigeria.
As a people, we commend WISE for choosing Lere as a partner in progress. Our doors remain open to genuine collaborations that uplift our people, protect our environment, and advance sustainable development at the grassroots.

Together, we will grow a healthier, greener, and more resilient Lere.

🌳 Let the roots we plant today anchor the peace, prosperity, and progress we seek tomorrow in Lere Local Government and Kaduna State.

Hon. Kalen Ehpraim Audu, PhD
Vice Chairman, Lere LGA

12/06/2025

06/06/2025

As our Muslim brothers and sisters mark this holy season of sacrifice, faith, and obedience, I extend warm greetings and heartfelt prayers to every home in Lere and beyond.

May your sacrifices be accepted, your families protected, and your prayers answered. May this season bring us peace, progress, and renewed unity in our communities.

🤲🏽 Eid Mubarak & Jummat Kareem!
With sincerity and solidarity,
Hon. Kalen Ehpraim Audu, PhD
Vice Chairman, Lere LGA

04/06/2025

🚨 MONITORING VISIT TO LERE LGA ON ASWA III PROJECT 🚨
📍 Wednesday, 4th June 2025

Today marked a transformational milestone in our collective mission to improve water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services in Lere LGA. We had the honour of hosting a high-level monitoring visit under the ASWA III Project, a strategic initiative driving health, dignity, and development in our communities.
Our Distinguished guests included:
🔹 Ms. Jolly Ann, Country WASH Manager, UNICEF – a tireless advocate for inclusive access to clean water and sanitation.
🔹 Engr. Mubarak Shehu Ladan, Director General, RUWASSA – a key voice advancing rural WASH systems across Kaduna State.
🔹 Mr. Damian David, WASH Officer – a committed field expert ensuring quality implementation of community WASH programs.
As Vice Chairman, I proudly represented my Boss, the Executive Chairman, Hon. Jafaru Ahmed, to reaffirm our full support and ownership of the ASWA III Project and all efforts aimed at improving lives in Lere LGA.

💧 Key highlights of the visit included:

✅ Comprehensive assessment of WASH infrastructure and community engagement.
✅ Review of progress made in reducing waterborne diseases and improving sanitation.
✅ Reinforcement of our shared vision to make open defecation a thing of the past in Lere LGA.
We are not just building facilities we are building a healthier, more dignified future for our people. With strong partnerships from UNICEF, RUWASSA, and the resilience of our communities, the dream of an Open Defecation Free (ODF) Lere is becoming reality.

🙌 We remain grateful for the unwavering support and technical guidance of our partners. The future of WASH in Lere is bright, bold, and beyond barriers and together, we are making it happen.

Hon. Kalen Ehpraim Audu. PhD.
Vice Chairman Lere LGA.

04/06/2025

𝗧𝗢𝗚𝗘𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗟𝗧𝗛, 𝗧𝗢𝗚𝗘𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗟𝗘𝗥𝗘!

Yesterday, I proudly represented our visionary and peace-loving Executive Chairman, Hon. Jafaru Ahmed, during a high-level visit by a National Delegation made up of the Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH), National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), and IMPACT.
The team visited two of our health facilities; Lere PHC and Saminaka PHC which is scheduled to be upgraded to Level Two Hospitals under the Revitalisation Support Supervision program.
This visit is more than a check-in, it marks a new chapter in bringing quality and accessible healthcare to our people. It aligns perfectly with the vision of His Excellency, Senator Uba Sani, whose leadership is transforming Kaduna State.
Under the strong leadership of Hon. Jafaru Ahmed, Lere LGA is not just keeping up, we are taking the lead! We are committed to making sure every ward, every community, and every person, young or old, has access to well-equipped and functional health facilities.
This is the Lere LGA we are building: healthier, stronger, and more united through partnerships, purposeful leadership, and community-focused service.

Let’s keep supporting this great journey because Lere is rising, and health is at the heart of it!
Hon. Kalen Ephraim Audu PhD.
Vice Chairman Lere LGA.

02/06/2025

NEW MONTH & NEW WEEK FELICITATION.

As we step into this new month and new week, I bring you warm greetings filled with hope, peace, and purpose. May this season usher in renewed strength, hope, unity, and prosperity for every family, household, and community across Lere Local Government and Kaduna State at large.
In alignment with the vision of our amiable Executive Governor, His Excellency Senator Uba Sani, we remain committed to building a peaceful, inclusive, and progressive Kaduna State where opportunities are accessible, voices are heard, and development touches all corners.
Let us continue to promote harmony, uphold mutual respect, and support one another as partners in progress. Only in peace can our dreams take root and flourish.

Wishing you all a fulfilling month and a purposeful week ahead.

Signed:
Hon. Kalen Ehpraim Audu PhD.
Vice Chairman, Lere LGA.