Southern Kaduna youths vow to produce governorship candidate in 2027

By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo, Kaduna

The Southern Kaduna Renaissance Front (SKRF) has declared that the emergence of a credible governorship campaigner from the portion successful the 2027 elections is simply a “non-negotiable priority.”

The radical made the declaration connected Wednesday astatine its 2025 Young Persons Political Conference held successful Kaduna nether the chairmanship of Builder Dr. Monday Barau Madaki, FNIOB. The event, themed “Charting a Path to 2027: Alignment oregon Opposition to the Centre,” brought unneurotic young leaders, assemblage representatives, and governmental stakeholders. Lead presentations were delivered by Dr. Philibus Nwamagyi Audu and writer Mr. Luka Binniyat.

In a communiqué signed by Convener, Comrade Sabastine Bahori Luka, and Secretary, Pastor Jerome Waziri, the SKRF urged Southern Kaduna politicians to contention governorship primaries crossed each large governmental parties to warrant the region’s beingness connected the ballot.

The radical emphasized that Southern Kaduna is much than a geographical bloc, describing it arsenic a socio-cultural entity of 12 Local Government Areas spanning implicit 26,000 quadrate kilometres—larger than Kano State. Rejecting the “minority” label, it cited the 2006 census, which placed the region’s colonisation astatine 51.2% of Kaduna State. It besides called for the abolition of the existent three-zone classification successful favour of a two-zone (North and South) operation to guarantee fairer powerfulness rotation.

On governmental history, the communiqué challenged claims that the portion ne'er supported the APC, noting that the enactment secured implicit 40% of Southern Kaduna votes successful 2015 and astir 30% successful 2019.

While acknowledging immoderate national and authorities interventions—including the assignment of General Christopher Musa Gwabin arsenic Chief of Defence Staff, the constitution of the Federal University of Applied Sciences, Kachia, and the upgrade of FMC Kafanchan—the radical expressed dissatisfaction with what it described arsenic “limited governmental inclusion” nether Governor Uba Sani. It warned that greater practice indispensable beryllium secured earlier 2027 if the medication seeks the region’s backing.

Delegates were divided connected whether to align with oregon reason the cardinal government. A bulk favoured strategical alignment to pull appointments and development, portion others pushed for calculated absorption to fortify the region’s bargaining power.

The communiqué further noted that though the PDP and Labour Party dominated legislative seats successful 2023, respective lawmakers person since gravitated toward the ruling party. It urged Senator Sunday Katung, Hon. Dan Amos, Hon. Ali Kalat, and different absorption figures to reconsider their positions successful the involvement of determination unity.

In its strongest resolution, the league concluded: “Southern Kaduna indispensable leverage its demographic and electoral spot to unafraid greater governmental inclusion. Our governorship ambition successful 2027 remains non-negotiable.”

The station Southern Kaduna youths vow to nutrient governorship campaigner successful 2027 appeared archetypal connected Vanguard News.