BY MOCK KURE
Talk is cheap. Campaign seasons in these parts are usually filled with promises that dissolve the moment the ballots are counted. But in Jema’a Local Government Area, the story is being rewritten with bulldozers, pipes, solar panels, and school bells. Governor Uba Sani isn’t waiting for 2027 to remind people why he was elected — he’s laying the evidence on the ground, right where everyone can see it.
Take the 24-kilometre Roundabout to Ungwan Rimi road. It sat abandoned for years, a dusty or muddy scar depending on the season. Today, that road is fully completed and lined with working solar streetlights. Not a pilot scheme, not a flagged-off project — a finished job that has changed movement and petty trade along that corridor. This is what happens when governance shifts from photo ops to actual grading and asphalt.
Right in Kafanchan, the Sir Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa Memorial Hospital has undergone a different kind of surgery. Not just a coat of paint, but a full renovation, upgrade, and proper equipping. The governor didn’t stop at cutting a tape. He pushed for the facility to be handed over to the Federal Government, and now it has become a Federal Medical Centre. That move alone secures federal funding, specialist personnel, and a standard of care that was previously only a dream. Our people normally travelled hundreds of kilometres to either Keffi, Shika, or JUTH in Jos to access specialised care; this is now a thing of the past. It’s governance with long-term thinking, not short-lived applause.
Water issues in Kafanchan and surrounding communities are being tackled head-on. The reticulation of pipes for pipe-borne water is ongoing — digging, laying, connecting. The dry taps that frustrated families are about to be a thing of the past. The water treatment plant and distribution system are also being rehabilitated. Anyone who understands the politics of Southern Kaduna knows that delivering steady water is a tougher promise than many office seekers dare to make. Here, it’s being done without fanfare.
Rural roads are carving new possibilities. A brand new 22-kilometre road is under construction linking Gada Biyu in Jema’a to Gwantu in Sanga Local Government. Another, the Kussom-Kwagiri-Jagindi-Wasa road, was once a ghost project started by the late Sir Patrick Yakowa and cruelly abandoned by every administration that followed. Governor Uba Sani picked up the gauntlet. That road, threading through rural farmlands, is now seeing graders and labourers. When finished, it will connect Jema’a and Sanga LGAs, cutting travel time, opening markets, and giving farmers a lifeline. The governor is a rural transformer, not just a city hall politician.
School infrastructure tells its own silent story. Junior Secondary Schools are sprouting where there were none: Pasakori and Fadan Kagoma, and, recently, a contract was awarded for a new one in Gerti (Ngachem) Community, Kaninkon Ward. Renovations are complete at LGEA Ungwan Fari, UBE Dangoma, LGEA Aduwan, LGEA Paki, and more. Contracts for furniture and repairs at Ungwan Mailafiya 2, Kogom Dutse, and Jagindi Gari are actively running. These aren’t just buildings; they are an argument against the idea that rural children deserve leftovers.
Across all twelve wards, Primary Healthcare Centres have been upgraded and equipped to Tier Two status. Services that were previously unavailable are now within reach for ordinary people. Free drugs are delivered regularly to these facilities, targeted at the less privileged and underserved. It’s a quiet safety net that catches those who would otherwise fall through.
When ginger farmers across Southern Kaduna were hit by blight, many lost their livelihoods overnight. Governor Uba Sani didn’t issue a press release of sympathy. He attracted over Three Billion Naira in support. Jema’a ginger farmers were direct beneficiaries. As recently as this Monday, the Bank of Agriculture, in partnership with the state government, distributed ginger seedlings to farmers as part of the recovery effort. On top of that, farmers continue to receive free bags of fertiliser and access to machines to boost commercial agriculture. The message is clear: the man in Sir Kashim Ibrahim House understands that farming is business, not charity.
The A Kore Talauci initiative is another quiet revolution. Entrepreneurs from Jema’a Local Government have tapped into massive state government support through this initiative. It’s not a loan scheme but a grant; it’s a pipeline that has delivered genuine backing for small businesses.
Security has improved palpably across all twelve electoral wards. No one gives a governor marks for security improvements when they’re busy scaring up votes with fear, but here the relative calm has allowed farming to resume, trade to flourish, and communities to sleep easier.
The Kafanchan-Madakiya-Madauchi road project — 23 kilometres long, with a spur to the Matsirga Waterfalls — is historic. No government before this one had the audacity to deliberately invest in unlocking the tourism potential of that waterfall. That same project connects Zangon Kataf and opens up a beautiful landmark to visitors, bringing income to locals.
Transformers and solar street lights have been delivered to communities in need to boost economic activity. Simple things, immense impact. Small shops can stay open later, grinding machines can run, and students can read under lights that don’t swallow kerosene.
All of this has happened in less than three years. Not three years of speeches, but three years of tangible work scattered across Jema’a Local Government. When a governor leans this hard into delivering infrastructure, health, education, agriculture, and security without making noise, it resets the political conversation. It stops being about party logo and starts being about trust earned in culverts, solar panels, and clinic wards.
By 2027, the calculation in Jema’a will already be simple. When a man keeps his promises before asking for another term, the people know what to do. Jema’a will answer with one voice — and not just for Uba Sani, but for every candidate he anoints. The groundswell is organic because the projects are real.
Kure is the Special Assistant on Public Affairs to the Governor of Kaduna State, Sen. Uba Sani
