Middle Belt Forum accuses Uba Sani of continuing Southern Kaduna marginalization

The Middle Belt Forum, MBF, Kaduna State chapter, has accused Governor Uba Sani of continuing the marginalization of Southern Kaduna and Middle Belt settler communities.

According to the Forum, “Since 1999, nether the medication of erstwhile Governor Ahmed Makarfi and consequent administrations, these communities person not experienced meaningful infrastructural development. Basic societal amenities specified arsenic bully roadworthy networks, schools, and hospitals are lacking.

“The Southern Kaduna and Middle Belt settler communities person often been utilized arsenic tools for winning elections.

“While the Makarfi authorities showed immoderate respect for the Southern Kaduna people, it was during his clip that the erstwhile PDP candidate, Ashiru, introduced Sharia instrumentality into the authorities House of Assembly.”

Comrade Daniel Okpe Ejembi, Chairman, MBF, Kaduna Chapter, successful a connection connected Tuesday noted that consequent governments person followed a akin trajectory saying that the concern worsened nether Governor Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, who introduced a Muslim-Muslim ticket.

“His medication collapsed the economical viability of Southern Kaduna and Middle Belt colony areas,” the Forum added.

Continuing, the MBF accused Governor Uba Sani of continuing the marginalization of Southern Kaduna and Middle Belt settler communities.

“The existent medication of Governor Uba Sani, has demonstrated akin biases. Despite claims of being people-friendly, his spiritual bias and deficiency of infrastructural improvement successful Middle Belt colony areas are evident.

“The medication has prioritized societal media infrastructure implicit carnal projects, with zero roadworthy projects, zero schoolhouse renovations, and zero societal amenities successful Middle Belt areas,” the Forum alleged.

It added that the governor’s lopsided appointments and imposition of Muslim vice chairmen successful Christian section authorities areas without replicating the aforesaid successful Muslim areas further exacerbate the situation, saying that the announcement of section authorities chairmen without elections raises concerns astir the usurpation of voters’ cardinal quality rights.

“As Middle Belt and Southern Kaduna indigenous people, our request is clear: we tin nary longer beryllium utilized arsenic election-winning tools. We question viable societal and taste recognition, with a wide docket for infrastructural and economical improvement successful our areas,” the Forum stated.