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KD · North West · Capital: Kaduna
Kaduna
Uba Sani
APC · in office since 2023 · born Kaduna, 1970
Education: Ahmadu Bello University; University of Calabar.
Career: Former Senator, Kaduna Central (2019–2023).
Budget (recorded)
₦985.9B (2026)
Total Debt
₦24.1B domestic
Active Projects
198
Transparency
42/100
📰 Kaduna in the news
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⚡ Key challenges on record
- ₦423bn alleged misappropriation probe of El-Rufai administration · 2024
- El-Rufai accuses Uba Sani of 'siphoning' LG funds to UK, South Africa · 2026
- External debt rose to $684.29m despite 'no new loans' claim · 2026
🏗️ Projects in Kaduna
198 tracked projects — completed, ongoing and abandoned.
Progress since taking office
- ₦100m per ward: landmark provision of ₦100 million for each of Kaduna's 255 political wards in the 2026 budget for community-selected projects — Nigeria's most direct grassroots funding intervention (source: BusinessDay; The Sun)
- Roads: 78–82 road projects spanning ~775km initiated across all 23 LGAs; revived the long-abandoned Kaduna Bridge linking Kabala Costain to Aliyu Makama Road (source: Northern Nigerian Express; Tips News)
- Health: completed/commissioned the 300-bed Bola Ahmed Tinubu Specialist Hospital; upgraded 255 primary healthcare centres to Level II status; renovated 13 general hospitals (source: Tips News)
- Education: 25% of budget to education three years running; 3,267 classrooms constructed or rehabilitated; 62 new secondary schools built; tuition in state tertiary institutions cut by 50%; 100,000+ out-of-school children enrolled back (source: Tips News)
- Fiscal discipline: no new loans contracted since 2023; ₦114.9bn paid in debt servicing; 2026 budget to be financed without loans (sources: The Sun; kadunapoliticalaffairs)
- Agriculture: agricultural budget boosted to ₦74.2bn; 400 trucks of fertilizer distributed free to 100,000 smallholder farmers plus solar irrigation pumps, motorized tillers and crop-risk insurance (source: Tips News)
- FAAC: ₦88.62bn net, Jan–Jun 2026 (NBS-sourced)
- IGR: ₦86.75bn in 2025 (NBS)
- 2026 'Budget of Consolidation' — 70.9% capital allocation, signed 22 Dec 2025
- External debt $684.29m (Dec 2025) — state attributes rise to prior-administration loan drawdowns + naira devaluation
Controversies & allegations
- Source: TVN News ↗alleged₦423bn alleged misappropriation probe of El-Rufai administration2024
- Source: Middle-Belt News Networks Ltd ↗allegedEl-Rufai accuses Uba Sani of 'siphoning' LG funds to UK, South Africa2026
- Source: Stone Reporters News ↗allegedExternal debt rose to $684.29m despite 'no new loans' claim2026
Court cases on record
No active criminal/civil cases on the public record.
Data sources
- The Sun — Uba Sani signs 2026 budget (₦985.9bn) ↗
- DMO — States/FCT domestic debt stock as at June 30, 2025 ↗
- Stone Reporters — Kaduna external debt rises despite 'no new loans' claim ↗
- Newsivic — FAAC allocations by state, Jan–Jun 2026 (NBS-sourced) ↗
- ThisDay — NBS 2025 state-level IGR report ↗
- BusinessDay — Kaduna allocates ₦100m to each of 255 wards in 2026 budget ↗
Figures verified 10 Oct 2026
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