Kaduna State Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! == Government == The current governor of Kaduna state is legally under the control of [[Kaduna State Governor|Kaduna State Executives]], [[Kaduna State House of Assembly]] and [[Kaduna State Judiciary]]. The current elected governor of the state is [[Uba Sani|Senator Uba Sani]] and his deputy is [[Hadiza Sabuwa Balarabe]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.withinnigeria.com/2019/03/12/meet-hadiza-balarabe-the-first-female-deputy-governor-of-kaduna-state/|title=Meet Hadiza Balarabe, the first female deputy governor of Kaduna State|date=12 March 2019|website=Within Nigeria|language=en-US|access-date=15 February 2020|archive-date=15 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215163151/https://www.withinnigeria.com/2019/03/12/meet-hadiza-balarabe-the-first-female-deputy-governor-of-kaduna-state/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://leadership.ng/2019/03/12/deputy-governor-elect-hadiza-balarabe-chairs-kaduna-transition-committee/|title=StackPath|website=leadership.ng|date=12 March 2019|access-date=15 February 2020|archive-date=15 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215163151/https://leadership.ng/2019/03/12/deputy-governor-elect-hadiza-balarabe-chairs-kaduna-transition-committee/|url-status=live}}</ref> In the state there 14 ministries that operate with the state government to improve the state: [[Ministries of Kaduna State]]. Within each Ministry there are multiple agencies with regulatory authority, such as the [[Kaduna State Environmental Protection Authority]] which overseas waste, water, and other environmental quality issues. The governor of the state said he is trying to restore togetherness back in the state to make it hospitable for all Nigerians just as it has always been in the past. According to him, the city is now divided due to the frequent communal clashes that have been occurring in the last two decades.<ref>{{cite web|date=5 February 2021|title=El-Rufai vows to restore Kaduna to its past glory|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/02/el-rufai-vows-to-restore-kaduna-to-its-past-glory/|access-date=6 February 2021|website=Vanguard News|language=en-US|archive-date=5 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210205185404/https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/02/el-rufai-vows-to-restore-kaduna-to-its-past-glory/|url-status=live}}</ref> ===Local government areas=== {{See also|List of villages in Kaduna State}} Kaduna State consists of 23 [[Local government areas of Nigeria|local government areas]]. They are: {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ !s/n !Local government area !Zone !Total area !Political chairman !Population density |- |1 |[[Birnin Gwari]] | C |6,257 kmΒ² |Hon Garba Gambo Randagi | |- |2 |[[Chikun]] | C |1,724 sq mi (4,466 km<sup>2</sup>) |Hon Samaila Leeman | |- |3 |[[Giwa]] | C | |Dr. Abubakar Shehu Giwa | |- |4 |[[Igabi]] | C | |Hon Jabir Khamis | |- |5 |[[Ikara]] | N | |Hon Sadiq Ibrahim Salihu | |- |6 |[[Jaba, Nigeria|Jaba]] | S | |Hon. Benjamin Jock | |- |7 |[[Jema'a]] | S | |Comrade Yunana Markus Barde | |- |8 |[[Kachia]] | S | |Hon. Aaron Bako | |- |9 |[[Kaduna North]] | C | |Hon. Mukhtar Baloni | |- |10 |[[Kaduna South]] | C | |Hon. Yakubu Jarimi | |- |11 |[[Kagarko]] | S |910 sq mi (2,356 km<sup>2</sup>) |Hon. Mustapha Gidado | |- |12 |[[Kajuru]] | C | |Hon. Ibrahim Gajere | |- |13 |[[Kaura, Nigeria|Kaura]] | S | |Hon Siman Mathias (impeached)[https://blueprint.ng/suspended-kaura-lg-chair-impeached/] | |- |14 |[[Kauru]] | S | | | |- |15 |[[Kubau]] | N | |Hon. Bashir Suleiman Zuntu | |- |16 |[[Kudan, Nigeria|Kudan]] | N | |Hon. Shuaibu Bawa Jaja<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-05-06 |title=The Executive Chairman |url=https://kudanlga.wordpress.com/biography-of-the-executive-chairman/ |access-date=2024-01-23 |website=Kudan Local Government Area |language=en}}</ref> | |- |17 |[[Lere, Nigeria|Lere]] | N | |Hon. Mathew Gambo Kaku.[[Lere, Nigeria]] | |- |18 |[[Makarfi]] | N | |Hon Kabir Mayare | |- |19 |[[Sabon Gari, Kaduna State|Sabon Gari]] | N | |Hon. Engr. Mohammed Usman | |- |20 |[[Sanga, Nigeria|Sanga]] | S | |Hon Bisallah Malam | |- |21 |[[Soba, Nigeria|Soba]] | N | |Hon. Engineer Suleiman Yahaya Richifa | |- |22 |[[Zangon Kataf]] | S | |Hon. Dr Elias Manza. | |- |23 |[[Zaria]] | N | |Alhaji Aliyu Idris Ibrahim | |} Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. 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