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The recent piece “El-Rufai’s Under Attack: Uba Sani Revokes FGC Malali and Nama Layout Titles, Citizens Face Uncertainty” reads more like crocodile tears than cold facts. When governance is at stake, emotions must take the back seat and let truth take the wheel.
The Revocations: Fixing the Cracks, Not Settling Scores. The KADGIS notice of April 20, 2026, was no midnight axe-grinding. It followed months of petitions, technical audits, and loud cries from residents over double allocations, shady backdoor deals, and layouts that threw the Kaduna Master Plan to the dogs. Revocation by KADGIS is in line with court order which El-Rufa”i never respected nor honoured.
A government worth its salt cannot turn a blind eye when planning blunders are an open invitation to flooding, gridlock, and endless court battles.
The redesign is not about robbing Peter to pay Paul. It is about putting square pegs in square holes so genuine investors can sleep with both eyes closed. Every verifiable title holder has been promised revalidation and fresh Offers of Grant once the dust settles. Nobody’s land has been swept under the carpet for good.
Not Demolishing Legacies, But Building on Solid Ground, Governor Uba Sani has never hidden his respect for the reforms of yesterday, including the digitization of land records by KADGIS. But continuity is not a license to paper over cracks. If a house stands on a shaky foundation, you do not repaint it. You reinforce it. That is not vendetta. That is leadership with its eyes fixed on tomorrow.
Uba Sani’s Footprints: Talking the Talk and Walking the Walk
While naysayers are busy crying wolf, the Governor has his sleeves rolled up across Kaduna. Rural Transformation of 62 rural roads, stretching over 1,400 kilometers, are cutting through the wilderness and connecting farmers in Birnin Gwari, Giwa, Kachia, and Kajuru to markets.
The bastardized education sector paralyzed under the El-Rufai government has been rescued by the Uba Sani administration. Over 170 schools have been built or remodeled, and tuition fees in all state-owned tertiary institutions have been slashed to give parents breathing space.
The healthcare sector has witnessed a visible boost under Governor Uba Sani. Even a blind man can see that 255 Primary Healthcare Centres have been upgraded to Tier 2 medical facilities under the “One PHC per Ward” initiative, with Yusuf Dantsoho Memorial Hospital and Gwamna Awan General Hospital now wearing a new look.
Over twelve General Hospitals are also undergoing modernization with state-of-the-art facilities. During the just-concluded Nigeria Public Relations Week, tagged CROC CITY 2026, delegates visited PHC Badarawa and General Hospital, Kawo to separate facts from the hollow rhetoric of El-Rufai’s doomsday apologists.
Infrastructure: The Kaduna BRT is on the move. Township roads in Zaria, Kafanchan, and Kaduna are getting facelifts, while the rural and urban road transformation is throwing a lifeline to communities, especially in the hinterlands.
Human Capital development recieved desired attention of Uba Sani’s administration with 7,000 teachers and 1,800 health workers have been recruited, while the Skills Development Council is set to sharpen 40,000 youths every year for the future of work.
Security is well fortified with Kaduna Vigilance Service and stronger synergy with federal forces have pried open markets and roads in Birnin Gwari,Giwa and Chikun that were once no-go areas.
The Uba Sani administration feels the pulse of every genuine landowner caught in this transition. That is why KADGIS has set up a dedicated desk to separate the wheat from the chaff, verify documents, and fast-track reissuance. No one will be left holding the short end of the stick.
Kaduna will not be built on hearsay or bad blood. It will rise on the pillars of rule of law, fairness, and brick-by-brick development. We call on all stakeholders to let due process take its course and not throw the baby out with the bathwater.
When the story of Kaduna is told, history will remember who drew the map, who straightened the lines, and who delivered the goods through inclusivity and respect for the rule of law.
Zubair Abdurrauf Idris, a public affairs analyst and Board Member, Nigeria Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA), writes from Abuja.
