My people, na serious wahala dey happen for Kaduna as former governor Nasir El-Rufai don open mouth talk for media. As e dey yan about police wahala wey dey carry people anyhow, e don scatter ground, bring back plenty gists wey we don forget before. Na so Kaduna-Scribe, one advocacy group, jump enter matter, dey call am ‘selective amnesia,’ say e wan repackage im reign.
Since El-Rufai don talk, plenty people don dey remember wetin happen between 2015 to 2023 wen e dey run the show. People dey vex say dem remember how dem dey arrest activist like Audu Maikori and journalist Luka Binniyat whenever dem talk true. Dem say this na one big sign say government no dey free people to express demself.
Dem say all these things dey show original Kaduna wey go don suffer under the hands of reforms wey El-Rufai put for ground. E be like movie wen wey plenty people gree say e better, but some wey no benefit from am dey waka around dey find how dem go survive dem loss.
As dem dey follow dis inside matter, wey get reform and restructuring of civil service wey turn many workers to out-of-job, people dey ask: how dem go fit balance things wey better for everybody? Some say, even if reform dey necessary, you no fit dey punish people anyhow like say dem be thief.
Kai! Make we talk about how El-Rufai try push his urban renew programme wey suppose make Kaduna fine like New York. But no be everybody gree; dem dey complain say, wahala dey for compensation after dem demolish their houses. You fit imagine say dem drop you from your house without enough notice? Na serious gbege o!
People wey suffer from the labour unrest dey particularly active for the matter too. Dem dey shout say El-Rufai no care for the common man, dey follow dem for strike. This na as teacher dem wey test for competency come jam wahala when dem dey sacked plenty teachers; some say dem no fit service science again.
No forget, na under El-Rufai plenty bad news dey come from banditry, kidnapping and violence. If na you, how you go feel if children from school dey miss and no be one time? Everything dey happen wey bring fear for people wey just wan live dem life for Kaduna.
Now, with El-Rufai back to the media route, journalists and civil society no gree rest; dem dey canvas say make area dey safe for everybody and make sure say police no dey turn true talk to wahala. E sweet to see dem dey scrutinize government actions wey people no like. For area wey heavyweight politicians dey argue, na them we go see dem fallout as elections dey approach. E be like dis na wetin go set the stage for who go take the lead next time.
One thing wey sure be say dis matter no go end na tomorrow or next week. Every day, people dey talk how to judge El-Rufai reign as e get plenty tracks wey dey point to where we don dey and where we dey head to now.
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