Kaduna state was created on 27 may 1967 as north central state and on 17 mar 1976 was renamed kaduna state. File photo of oby ezekwesili former minister of education, oby ezekwesili has called for an end to the killings in kaduna state. On the second of november 2018, governor nasir elrufai of kaduna state announced her as his selected running mate for the 2019 gubernatorial election in kaduna state. Welcome to the official page of the governor of kaduna state, malam nasir ahmad elrufai. The lady, from the outset, had a running battle with governor bola tinubu between. The possible nomination of the widow of the late governor of kaduna state, mrs. There are good reasons for the choice of kaduna and kebbi states as case studies. Hadiza sabuwa balarabe for deputy governor kaduna state. In 20, elrufai was appointed deputy national secretary of the newly formed all progressives. With the belief that the next deputy governor would come from the. Kaduna state governor nasir elrufai has extended the quarantine orders being enforced in the state. Kaduna state has a history of interreligious violence that includes periodic.
The bill would also restrict playing religious recordings at certain times and places as well as prohibit abusive religious speech, which it did not define further. Hadiza balarabe biography, wiki, age, husband mohammed. In 1967, the northern region was split up into six states, one of which was the northcentral state, whose name was changed to kaduna state in 1976. Your view, march 18, 2020 full video today, we had with us via skype, the deputy governor of kaduna state, dr. In 1983, lawal kaita was elected as the governor of kaduna on the platform of the national party of nigeria npn. History repeated itself in march 2019 after elrufais female runmate was elected deputy governor of kaduna state. He has placed a curfew in kaduna state and restricted movement, to prevent the spread of the virus. Kaduna state roles out program for inauguration, swearing.
The all progressives congress apc has won the governorship and state assembly elections at the polling unit of the deputy governor of kaduna state, mr barnabas bantex. Section 1911 also states that, the deputy governor of a state shall hold the. Kaduna deputy governor speaks on having the former emir of kano as her vice chairman. Kaduna state was further divided in 1987 where katsina state was carved out. Simon lalong during 60th birthday celebration and presentation of book on writings and. Kaduna state reelected governor, nasir elrufai has urged people of the state, irrespective of their political parties, to join hands with his administration in building a better state. His deputy, abba musa rimi who completed the tenure till 1983, succeeded him. The all progressive congress apc took to their official twitter page. Intrigues cloud nominations for new kaduna deputy governor. List of present nigerian state governors and their. Meet the first ever female deputy governor in kaduna state photo the all progressive congress party apc took to their official twitter page to celebrate their victory of the kaduna state elections, but their major focus was on dr. Kaduna state was created in 1967 and has twentythree local governments. He served from 1979 to 1981, when the kaduna state house of assembly controversially impeached him.
The index case of coronavirus in edo, the speaker of the house of assembly, mr frank okiye, who travelled to the united kingdom came back and has been on selfisolation. Governor nasir elrufai of kaduna state and his deputy, dr hadiza balarabe have warned the public against falling for scammers who use their names to seek money from unsuspecting victims according to a terse statement from sir kashim ibrahim government house kaduna, the public is urged to beware and not allow themselves fall for the scammers. If successful, she will become the second female deputy governor of kaduna state. Yusuf barnabas bala was born in 1956 in kagoro, kaura lga in in ecwa theological college kagoro. Hadiza balarabe has emerged the first female deputy governor of kaduna state after governor nasir elrufai was announced winner of the 2019 governorship election in the state. On the 2nd of november 2018, governor nasir elrufai announced dr hadiza balarabe as his run mate in 2019 gubernatorial election. Kdsg quarantine update kaduna state shuts entry points to all travel from 6pm to 6am the kaduna state government has announced that all entry points into the state are shut from 6pm to 6am. Fireworks with kaduna state governor, nasir elrufai tvc nigeria. Hadiza balarabe may be the second female deputy governor in the history of kaduna state but she is the first elected female deputy governor in the history of the state. Kaduna state governor, nasir elrufai, has extended the quarantine orders being enforced in the state for another 30 days, the governor s spokesperson, muyiwa adekeye, said in a statement. Kaduna state was the successor to the old northern region of nigeria, which had its capital as kaduna.
Meet hadiza balarabe, the first female deputy governor of. Muhammad mahmoud abubakar and the honourable commissioner of environment kaduna state mal. The state deputy governor, philip shaibu, disclosed this on wednesday while addressing journalists in benin city, the state capital. See what elrufai told opposition pdp in kaduna naija news. In a series of posts on twitter on saturday, the former minister urged the federal government and security agencies to take decisive steps to ensure that the perpetrators are brought to book. Elrufai appoints yoruba architect as commissioner p. Deputy governor of kaduna state his excellency, hon. This position places its holder in leadership of the state with command authority over the state affairs. This book chapter establishes the significant heritage values, determines the relative. The kaduna state governor, mallam nasir elrufai, on tuesday, held a closeddoor meeting with traditional rulers as well as heads of security agencies over insecurity in the. The governor leads the executive branch of the government. Hadiza sabuwa balarabe is a nigerian politician, she is the deputy governor of kaduna state, nigeria. Kaduna state deputy governor, dr hadiza balarabe, visits. Kaduna state governor, malam nasir elrufai has broken ethnic and gender barriers once again by nominating fausat adebola ibikunle, a yoruba but kaduna born architect as a commissioner.
Being the first female deputygovernor of the state. Barnabas bala bantex, has declared his intention to contest for the southern kaduna senatorial seat in 2019. Governor elrufai appoints dethroned emir sanusi ii as. The official, who made the declaration in front of journalists. The kaduna state government has given alhaji muhammadu sanusi ii, two high profile appointments within two days of his deposition as emir by kano state government and banishment to nasarawa state. Muhammad sani abdullahi, commissioner, planning and budget, kaduna state. The kaduna state deputy governor, barnabas bantex, on thursday declared his ambition to vie for the state s south senatorial seat. Dr hadiza balarabe is the second female deputy governor of kaduna state.
Mukhtar ramalan yero of kaduna state and ibrahim geidam of yobe state, hitherto deputy governors. Malam nasir elrufai said that kaduna state is honoured to be able to call on the services of a man of such calibre to drive its development, the statement added in parts. They have shared history of limited governmental, party politics, systemic. The plan to tap amina as the deputy to the newly swornin governor of kaduna state, dr. He attended tagwai sambo manchok modern primary school and was acknowledged to be a brilliant student.
Pamela sadauki was the first female deputy governor in kaduna state, from 1990 to 1992. Yakowa, the deputy governor, to step in as the governor of kaduna state. Elrufai made the appeal in his acceptance speech on his reelection as governor of the state, on monday in kaduna. Kaduna state universal basic education board subeb. The deputy governor of kaduna state, hadiza sabuwa balarabe fetching water herself yesterday in ggss kawo trying to put out fire b4 d arrival of fire brigade. The all progressive congress party apc took to their official twitter page to celebrate their victory of the kaduna state elections, but their major focus was on dr.
Kaduna state deputy governor hadiza sabuwa balarabe. Specifically, senator kofoworola buknorakerele, deputy governor of lagos state, was shown the way out of alausa. Balarabe is not the first female deputy governor of kaduna state. Fund 2008, nigeria experienced the strongest economy in its recent history. Constitution of the federal republic of nigeria, 1999. The kaduna state government has explained why it sponsored the bill on religious preaching to protect the state from religious extremism and hate speech. Meet the first ever female deputy governor in kaduna state.
Ezekwesili calls for end to killings in kaduna gcfrng. The kaduna state governor is the head of kaduna state government. Governor nasir elrufai on monday debunked social media rumour that he is receiving treatment for covid19 in an intensive care unit in lagos, noting that he is at sir kashim ibrahim house, kaduna. The governor had broken convention in the runup to his reelection in march by running with a muslim woman, a medical doctor. Reacting to the rumour on monday, the kaduna state governor said he was getting better at a wing of kaduna state government house where he is.
Nigerias election history augurs poorly for the security of the 2019 contests. In a broadcast thursday, deputy governor hadiza balarabe announced a. This is a list of administrators and governors of kaduna state. Nasir ahmad elrufai born 16 february 1960 is a nigerian politician who is the governor of.
Abdullahi umar ganduje is the governor of kano state. Also in attendance is the minister of environment, dr. Nasir elrufai and hadiza sabuwa balarabe are the governor and deputy of kaduna state. What does kadunas tragedy teach us about nigerian politics. According to the statement, deputy governor of kaduna state, dr hadiza balarabe, will chair the board, while his highness muhammadu sanusi ii will be vicechairman. Deputy governor of kaduna state barnabas bala said the bill was proposed to protect the state from religious extremism and hate speech. The deputy governor made the call when she visited victims of saturdays gas explosion receiving treatment at sabo, barau dikko and st gerald hospitals. Late governor yakowas wife may emerge as new deputy. Rivers, akwa ibom, kaduna, kano, plateau and adamawa. Their bid was announced winner of the election by the ondepeindep national electoral commission, inec, yesterday. The kaduna state governor, mallam nasir elrufai, announced on saturday that he tested positive for coronavirus. Why kaduna is seeking to regulate preaching deputy governor.
Ministry of environment and natural resources kaduna. The kaduna state government on thursday announced additional measures to contain the novel coronavirus ravaging the world. Amina yakowa as the new deputy governor of the state was monday caught in a web of geopolitical permutations and. Aisha pamela sadauki was kaduna s first female deputy governor in 1992. Heritage value in this context has to do with historical, architectural, political. Many contests for state governor also involve high stakes, given the. Hadiza balarabe who is currently the first woman ever to emerge the position as the deputy governor of the state.
Assessment of selected english colonial heritage features for. The kaduna state deputy governor, dr hadiza balarabe, has called on those engaged in the sale of inflammable goods to move to areas that have been designated by government for such business. Kaduna deputy governor speaks on having the former emir of. They came into power under the all progressives congress. Mukhtar ramalan yero, is being championed by northern governors across party divide, top northern. Encomiums pour in for late kaduna governor at book launch. The governor is frequently described to be the number one citizen of the state. Barnabas yusuf bala, deputy governor, kaduna state, nigeria.
Kaduna state roles out program for inauguration, swearingin ceremonies of elrufai and deputy from john fwah kaduna nigeria activities to mark the coming in of a new kaduna state government under all progressive congress apc has been released by the organizing committee for the inauguration and swearingin of the second term of office of the. Kaduna state governor, mallam nasir elrufai recently scratched the subject of who might succeed him come 2023. Hadiza balarabe becomes kadunas first elected female. Kaduna govt presents 2020 draft budget at town hall. Kaduna state governor news latest breaking stories and. Elrufai, who disclosed this in a video on twitter, said he had embarked on selfisolation as required by the case management guidelines of the nigeria centre for disease control for anyone not showing symptoms. Elrufai holds meeting with monarchs, security agencies.
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