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Middle Belt Forum Slams Speaker Abbas’ N82 Billion Zaria Bonanza

Ojimaojo Abubakar by Ojimaojo Abubakar
December 22, 2024
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The Middle Belt Forum (MBF), Kaduna State Chapter, has expressed outrage over the allocation of four new federal institutions to Zaria town in Kaduna State, facilitated by Speaker Tajuddeen Abbas.

According to Luka Binniyat, Chairman of the MBF, Kaduna State Chapter, “We are not opposed to development in any part of the state, but we insist that such development must be fair, just, and equitable. It is unacceptable that one town, already saturated with federal institutions, should be given four more, while other areas are neglected.”

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Binniyat questioned the rationale behind allocating four new federal institutions to Zaria, which already boasts 15 federal high learning institutions. “This is outside the existence of the following Federal educational institutions in the Zaria town…We have listed them, and they are 15 in number,” he said.

The four new institutions include the Federal College of Nursing and Midwifery, Federal College of Education, Federal Open University, and Federal College of Legal Studies. Binniyat noted that Southern Kaduna, which occupies 57% of the landmass of Kaduna state and holds 52.1% of its population, has only one federal institution, the Federal School of Statistics, Manchok.

“How Speaker Abbas was able to corner Four Federal Institutions to Zaria, complete with a budget of N82 billion within 19 months of office is certainly mysterious to us,” Binniyat said. “We have never heard of any of these bills that ought to have eventually produced these schools being presented at any plenary of either the red or green chambers. We have certainly not seen any invitation to a Public Hearing on them.”

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Binniyat called on Speaker Abbas to explain the lack of transparency in the allocation process. “Unlike the Bill for the Establishment of University of Applied Sciences, Manchok, Kaura LGA in Southern Kaduna, sponsored by Sen. Sunday Marshall Katung…His Bill has been of intense public view at the NASS plenary sessions, for which a Public Hearing was convened,” he said.

The MBF chairman emphasized the need for fair distribution of resources and development across Kaduna State, rather than concentrating them in one area. “Speaker Abbas should be reminded that as the Speaker, House of Representative, his constituency has expanded beyond Zaria town to include the entire country, especially Kaduna state where he comes from,” Binniyat said.

Binniyat also urged the people of Southern Kaduna to recognize their numerical strength and demand fair representation in the state’s governance. “This development should be instructive to Southern Kaduna…As long as we insist on playing the second fiddle in Kaduna State at every general election by disaggregating our votes against our own, we shall forever be at the receiving end of those in power,” he said.

The MBF’s statement concluded by calling on the federal government to review the allocation of institutions and resources in Kaduna State to ensure fairness and equity.

Ojimaojo Abubakar

Ojimaojo Abubakar

Abubakar Ojimaojo is a graduate of Mass Communication, political and football analyst currently work at elanzanews.ng as Editor. He pride himself as skilled wordsmith with a passion for delving into contemporary political issues on both national and international scale.

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