Kaduna State Govt Names Board Members For Metropolitan Authorities, Appoints New Heads For Roads Agency & Statistics Bureau

Board members have been named for the metropolitan authorities of Kaduna, Kafanchan and Zaria recently created to enable integrated management of the three major cities in Kaduna State.

A statement from Sir Kashim Ibrahim House disclosed that Malam Nasir El-Rufai has also approved the appointments of Habiba Bashir Buhari as Managing Director of the Kaduna State Roads Agency (KADRA) and Dr. Saheed Salawu as the Statistician-General of Kaduna State.

Laws establishing the Kaduna Capital Territory Authority (KCTA), the Kafanchan Municipal Authority (KMA) and the Zaria Metropolitan Authority (ZMA) were passed following the consideration of executive bills to that effect by the Kaduna State House of Assembly. 

Malam Nasir El-Rufai assented to the laws on 30th August 2021, and implementation commenced with the appointments of three administrators: Muhammad Hafiz Bayero (KCTA), Phoebe Yayi (KMA) and Balaraba Aliyu-Inuwa (ZMA).

The board of the Kaduna Capital Territory Authority has the following members:

1. Muhammad Hafiz Bayero (Chairman)

2. Chairmen of Kaduna North, Kaduna South, Chikun and Igabi Local Govt Councils

3. Bala Mohammed Tijjani, District Head of Doka

4. Shehu Tijjani, District Head of Makera

5. Aminu Idris, District Head of Rigasa

6. Stephen Ibrahim, District Head of Kujama

7. Abubakar Shittu Umar, representing KEPA

8. Garba Yahaya Rimi, representing KASTLEA

9. Asmau Mora, representing KADIRS

10. Tamar Nandul, representing Kaduna Markets Devt & Mgt Company

11. Maryam Sani Dangaji, representing Planning & Budget Commission

12. Director, Commercial Law, Ministry of Justice

13. Representative of KASUPDA

The board of the Kafanchan Municipal Authority has the following members:

1. Phoebe Sukai Yayi (Chairman)

2. Chairmen of Jema’a, Kaura and Zangon-Kataf Local Govt Councils

3. Yunana Boye, District Head of Kadarko

4. Aminu Isa Muhammadu, District Head of Cikin Gari

5. Luke Adankat, District Head of Ungwan Gaye

6. Usman Mohammed Lawal, representing KEPA

7. Mindy Ungbo Danlamu, representing KASTLEA

8. Jerry Adams, representing KADIRS

9. Opeyemi Bakare, representing Kaduna Markets Devt & Mgt Company

10. Mukhtar Abdullahi, representing Planning & Budget Commission

11. Representative of the Ministry of Justice

12. Representative of KASUPDA

The board of the Zaria Metropolitan Authority has the following members:

1. Balaraba Aliyu-Inuwa (Chairman)

2. Chairmen of Zaria, Sabon Gari, Giwa and Soba Local Govt Councils

3. Sambo Shehu Idris, District Head Zaria Kewaye

4. Ahmad Bashir Aminu, District Head of Sabon Gari

5. Mohammed Lawal Zailani, District Head of Maigana

6. Abdulkarim Aboki, District Head of Shika

7. Hadi Ismaila Usman, representing KEPA

8. Abdullahi Aliyu Manga, representing KASTLEA

9. Mahmud M. Waziri, representing KADIRS

10. Mohammed Sani Suleiman, representing Kaduna Markets Devt & Mgt Company

11. Zayyad Tsiga, representing Planning & Budget Commission

12. Representative of the Ministry of Justice

13. Representative of KASUPDA

“Habiba Bashir Buhari, the MD of KADRA, brings to her new role over two decades of experience in highway engineering and project management to an agency with major responsibility for the roads component of the urban renewal programme, and construction, rehabilitation, and maintenance of state roads in general. She was most recently with the Federal Ministry of Works & Housing, working as the Controller of Works FCT/Engineer’s Representative and Assistant Director Highways/Special Assistant Public-Private Partnership (PPP) to the Permanent Secretary. She got her first degree in Civil Engineering from the Bayero University, Kano, and is also an alumna of the University of Surrey, England, and the Harvard Kennedy School of Government.

“She started her engineering and project management career with Afri-Projects Consortium in 1997. She is a member of numerous professional organisations, including the Nigerian, American, and Canadian Societies of Civil Engineers (MNSE, ASCE & CSCE), the International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE), and Council of Regulation for Engineering in Nigeria (COREN).”

The new Statistician-General holds a doctorate in biometry and applied statistics. He studied at the University of Ilorin and Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. He has worked with international development partners to strengthen monitoring and evaluation systems in the education sectors of some states. He was most recently Head of the Department of Statistics, Air Force Institute of Technology, Kaduna.