Since\nGovernor Nasir El-Rufai became Kaduna State Governor in 2015, he has made it a\nduty to empower women, and youths in the state believing that they are the next\ngeneration and have a lot to offer. So it came as no surprise when he nominated\nDr. Hadiza Sabuwa Balaraba as his Deputy Governor Elect, come May 2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hadiza\nBalarabe, becomes the first female elected Deputy Governor in Kaduna, and the\nonly Female Deputy Governor in the North in this present democratic\ndispensation. Observers of the activities of Nasir El-Rufai commend his bold\nand decisive action as he is not afraid to tread were others dare, so it came\nas no surprise when he nominated Hadiza a female Muslim from Southern Kaduna\n(Sanga LGA) as his running mate. Although critics were not happy with the Muslim\/Muslim\nticket, El-Rufai said competence should come before any religious or ethnic\nconsideration. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Prior,\nto Hadiza\u2019s nomination into office, there was a 17 year dearth of female deputy\ngovernor\u2019s in the state. In 1990-92, when Col. Tanko Ayuba was appointed\nMilitary Governor, Pamela Sadauki was alongside appointed his deputy. Sadauki\nwas the first woman Deputy Governor to be elected in to the position. Hadiza\nbecomes the second female Deputy Governor in the State, after El-Rufai\nannounced her as his running mate for the 2019 election. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Prior\nto being nominated as Deputy Governor, Hadiza was the Executive Secretary of\nthe States Primary Health Care Development Agency, and had also worked as a\ndirector of Public Health, Federal Capital Territory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A\ngraduate of Medicine, University of Maiduguri Hadiza was a Senor Register at\nABUTH. Right now, Hadiza Balarabe is the Senior Councilor to Governor El-Rufai,\nas Councilor, she overseer\u2019s key agencies, such as the States Pension Board,\nKaduna State, Geographic and Information Service (KADGIS) and the States\nHousing and Development Agency (KASUPDA) where she directly reports to the\nGovernor. She is also tasked with the responsibility of advising the governor\non matter\u2019s of human capital development, while understanding him and the\npresent deputy Bala Bantex. She will also be at the heart of government\nactivities attending meetings of the State Executive, and Security Council, as\nwell as performing assigned responsibilities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Citypeople\nlearnt that the responsibility placed on her right now is the second echelon of\ngovernment, next to the two elected leaders of the executive branch. \u201cThe\nsecond echelon of government in the state comprises of Senior officials who are\ncopied recipients of all correspondence\u201d our source said. This is also to make\nsure she is abreast of all issues and decision the Government deals with. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hadiza Balarabe\u2019s appointment is expected to further expose the accomplished medical doctor and public health expert to the entire working of the State Government. She also chairs the 38 member transition committee put in place to prepare work for El \u2013 Rufai\u2019s next government come May 29th. With Hadiza\u2019s nomination, Governor El-Rufai has achieved another first, as no state Governor from the core north has nominated a female deputy.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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