Governor El Rufai, Stakeholders Speak on Renaming Kaduna State, Zazzau State

The Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai on Monday debunked reports that the name of the state has been changed to Zazzau State.

Speaking through a Twitter post by his Special Adviser on Media and Communication, Muyiwa Adekeye, El Rufai described the reports as fake news and called on the public to ignore it.

According to Muyiwa Adekeye @MuyiwaAdekeye: “Kaduna State has not been renamed. Please ignore the elaborate piece of fiction that made the claim. It is fake news.’

There had been claims that the lawmaker representing Kaduna Central Senatorial district, Uba Sani sponsored the bill to rename Kaduna State.

Senator Sani, has, on his part, also denied sponsoring such a bill.

Sani stated that the Senate is currently on break, adding that there is no such bill before the apex chamber.

Sani in a statement released on Monday wrote, “My attention has been drawn to a concocted, subversive, malicious and false information circulating in the social media claiming that President Muhammadu Buhari has signed a bill for the creation of Zazzau State, which I allegedly co-sponsored in the Senate with Senator Sulaiman Abdu Kwari.

“My immediate reaction to this outrageous and patently false piece of information is to wonder how mischievous elements can allow their imaginations to run riot, all in a bid to undermine their political opponent.

“I wondered how can people go to the extent of planning to destabilize their state and worsen the insecurity situation because Senator Uba Sani has gained the full support of the people and is the man to beat in the 2023 governorship election in Kaduna State.

“The story is therefore the handiwork of agents of destabilization and must be investigated by security agencies. Those behind this subversive act must be brought to book to serve as a deterrent to others.”

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