Governor Nasir El-rufai of Kaduna State has ordered for the restructuring of the state’s districts and village units to reduce the burden that a bloated payroll imposes on local government councils. To this end, the government has reverted to the 77 districts and 1,429 village units that existed prior to 2001. Therefore, 313 District Heads and 4,453 Village Heads appointed after year 2001 are to go. Addressing a news conference in Kaduna to announce the government’s decision, Commissioner for Local Government Affairs, Alhaji Jafaru Ibrahim Sani, said the development will empower the councils to be able to undertake capital projects and deliver public goods. Sani said, “The state government is happily and conscientiously supporting all the 32 emirs and chiefs in Kaduna State. It is the duty of the state government to pay the salaries and allowances of all the 32 chiefs. And the state government shall continue to be responsible for all our graded chiefs.”
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