Kaduna swears in 3 commissioners, 18 advisers as deputy governor urges fair service
- Deputy Governor Hadiza Balarabe swore in three commissioners, 18 special advisers and two other officials on Thursday.
- She told them the oath binds them to serve Kaduna people faithfully, regardless of party, ethnicity or religion.
- Balarabe said government work continues during the election season and listed school, health and road gains.
Kaduna State has added three commissioners, 18 special advisers, a deputy chief of staff and a counsellor on infrastructure to its government, with the oaths taken on Thursday in Kaduna.
Deputy Governor Hadiza Balarabe, who administered the oaths, told the new officials that the promises they made are binding before God and before the people of the state. She said the ceremony was not just about titles but about trust placed in them.
She asked them to serve without favour, and not to let religion, ethnicity or party decide how they treat residents.
Who was sworn in
Balarabe Muhammad Bello took the oath as Counsellor on Infrastructure, while Haliru Musa Soba became Deputy Chief of Staff (Administration).
The three commissioners are Benjamin Dalhat Solomon Kure, who heads Sports Development; Amina Akilu Dalhat, in charge of Special Duties I; and Abdullahi Garba Abbas, for Special Duties II.
The deputy governor said Governor Uba Sani picked them because he trusts their ability and experience to move the state forward. She urged them to treat the appointment as a task to do more, not a reward for past work.
On why the appointments came during campaign season, she said the business of government cannot pause for politics. "Elections have their calendar, but the needs of our people do not wait for it," she said.
What she said about progress
Balarabe said the state government has recorded gains since May 2023. According to her, areas once torn by conflict are finding peace under the Kaduna Peace Model, and farms and markets are coming back to life.
She said more than 500 schools shut over insecurity have reopened, and over 300,000 children who were out of school returned to class in 2025 alone. She also said hundreds of classrooms were built or repaired and thousands of teachers trained.
In health, she said 255 primary healthcare centres have been upgraded to Level Two, with work continuing at general hospitals.
She put the number of road projects at about 160, covering roughly 1,335 kilometres across all 23 local government areas. She also pointed to planned light rail and bus rapid transit schemes as part of the state's future transport plan.
Her closing charge to the appointees was to act as a link between the government and ordinary residents, and to let results speak for them. "Let your performance be the argument that convinces the sceptical and the proof that justifies the trust of the supportive," she said.
What happens next
The commissioners and advisers now take up their offices and are expected to report results in their areas. For residents, the test will be whether the promised school, clinic and road improvements reach their communities.
