District Heads’ Vehicles Are Reducing the Prestige of Traditional Leadership in Kudan
By Idris Umar, Zaria
In the past week, one of the District Heads in Kudan Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Alhaji Aminu Muhammad Ashiru, expressed his concern regarding the difficult situation they are facing, especially in terms of the vehicles they currently use.
The District Head, who stated that the vehicles allocated to them are badly damaged, said that it has reached a point where, whenever they want to attend a meeting, they hide their official vehicles out of shame due to their poor condition.
He expressed his concern directly to the Chairman of Kudan Local Government, Hon. Dauda Iliya, during a recent community stakeholders' meeting held a few days ago.
The chief said this issue requires urgent attention because it affects both the dignity of traditional leadership and their service to the community.
An investigation by our correspondent revealed that not only are the vehicles in bad shape, but many of the residences of the District Heads are also in disrepair and need urgent renovation. Compared to other local governments in the state, the situation in Kudan is a sad one.
Some residents believe that the Governor of Kaduna State, Senator Uba Sani, may not be aware of this disgraceful situation some traditional rulers are facing. They said it is shameful that in this day and age, a District Head is driving a smoke-emitting vehicle, which reduces the value of the traditional institution in the eyes of the public.
“Despite the contributions that traditional rulers make in promoting peace and development in the society, they should not be left in such a condition,” said one of the residents.
Reports show that the Local Government Chairman, Hon. Dauda Iliya, has promised to repair the vehicles very soon. However, the question people are asking is: Why can’t the Governor of Kaduna State provide them with new official vehicles?
The people are waiting to see how the government will respond to this issue that is troubling both the traditional rulers and the residents of the area.
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