Representatives of southern and northern Kaduna have agreed
to create two new states from the present Kaduna state.
The representatives of the two major parts of Kaduna
disclosed their decision on Wednesday during the constitution review hearing at
the state house, Kaduna.
The hearing was attended by Nasir el-Rufai, governor of the
state; Uba Sani, senator representing Kaduna central; Kabiru Gaya, senator
representing Kano south, and other stakeholders.
Speaking during the hearing about a memo earlier submitted to the constitution review committee, Jonathan Askake, president of the Southern Kaduna Peoples Union (SOKAPU), said the people of southern Kaduna are demanding the creation of Gurara state from Kaduna.
Ashake asked that the constitution be amended to allow for
the creation of additional two geo-political zones and the planned Gurara state
will be under a new zone called middle-belt west.
“I’m here to further expound on the memo submitted before
this August committee before, since August 7, 2020,” he said.
“One of the issues that we presented there is the issue of
state creation. For over 30 years, the people of southern Kaduna have always
presented a case for a state creation.
“And it has become difficult even with the report of the
2014 national confab, where it was recommended that 18 states should be created
including Gurara state for the people of southern Kaduna.
“Section 8 of the constitution has become very cumbersome so
we hereby suggest that this committee amends the section of the constitution to
make it possible for the state of Gurara to be created.
“Secondly, we also suggest a restructuring of the present
geo-political structure. We have six geo-political arrangements and southern
Kaduna is in the north-west zone.
“We want eight geo-political arrangements, where Gurara
state, if created, will be part of the middle-belt west geo-political zone.”
On the part of northern Kaduna, Abdulkadir Ahmed, president
of Kaduna elders initiative, defended the memo signed by senators, federal and
state lawmakers from Kaduna north.
Ahmed said they demand the creation of “new Kaduna state”,
which will include ”Kaduna north and central senatorial zones”, adding those
asking for Gurara state should have it.
“We are canvassing for the creation of New Kaduna state from
the present Kaduna state and we want the constitution of the Federal Republic
of Nigeria amended to make this possible,” he said.
“Kaduna south has been complaining of marginalisation ever
since, even though chiefdoms have been given to them and they occupy 60% of the
workforce of Kaduna state.
“Let the state be split and if they are asking for Gurara
state, let them have it
“On our part, we are asking for the creation of new Kaduna
state, which will include Kaduna north and Kaduna central senatorial zones.
“But there should be a referendum for each section of the
state to decide on where it wants to belong.”
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