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_By Zubair Abdurra’uf Idris and Ben Kure
When a few dissenting voices try to cry wolf and distort reality, the ground in Zone 3, Southern Kaduna, speaks with a louder voice. Under Governor Uba Sani’s purposeful and inclusive leadership, development here isn’t a mere slogan or talk-shop. It’s measured in tarred kilometers, brick-and-mortar institutions, and real impact you can see and touch.
This isn’t conjecture. These are receipts.
Zone 3 is in the midst of a connectivity boom that’s putting communities back on the map.
The crown jewel is the *22.5km Gwantu–Kibam–Godogodo road* — a strategic artery breathing new life into the Sanga axis. Equally transformative is the *21.95km Madauchi–Kafanchan road via Madakiya*, complete with a spur to the scenic Matsirga Waterfalls, stitching Jema’a and Zangon Kataf LGAs together like never before.
Other game-changers include:
– *21.85km Pambeguwa–Kauru road via Kahuta* strengthening links between Kubau and Kauru
– *1km asphalt upgrade in Kagarko* and *7.3km emergency repairs on Jere–SCC Road at Bwari Junction* restoring critical access
– *2.0km access road to the Federal University of Applied Sciences, Kachia-Zonkwa highway* bringing education closer to the people
– *5.16km reconstruction of Kwoi township roads* and the completed *dual carriageway from NEPA Roundabout to Unguwan Rimi Bridge to Hospital Road in Kafanchan* easing urban mobility
To future-proof these gains, major culverts in *Ikulu and Kiffin, Chawai* have been built to stand firm against erosion and flooding.
The rural economy is being unlocked through massive feeder roads that are taking development to the grassroots:
– *9km Gwantu–Gani Madaki corridor*
– *11km Gnami–Lasanta–Kuchikau–Iddah route, Kagarko*
– *8km T.C Dem–Kukum Daji–Zakwa Garage, Kaura*
And the momentum doesn’t stop there: *6.2km Tachira–Kadarko, 2.6km Makabun–Aya–Lagum, 8.7km Tachira–Mayi–Kuwon–Assu, 5.6km Sabo–Ungwan Barde–Juji, 13.1km Fadama Kororo–Kutura, 5.4km Aduwan Gida–Revbok–Fadan Kaje, and 3.5km Kwoi–Gora*.
Complementing these are drainage and culvert works — *750m in Jaba* and *1km in Zangon Kataf* — finally putting long-standing erosion challenges to bed.
These are not isolated interventions. They form a network of connectivity that is rewriting the Zone 3 story.
The health sector has gotten a new lease of life. General Hospitals in *Gwantu, Kafanchan, Kachia, and Kaura* have been remodelled and fully equipped. At the grassroots, *86 Primary Health Care Centres* have been revitalized to bring quality care closer to the people.
On human capital, the *Institute of Vocational Training and Skills Development in Samarun Kataf* is equipping youths with market-ready skills. The facilitation of the *Federal University of Applied Sciences, Kachia* and the *Federal Medical Centre, Kafanchan* marks a generational leap in education and healthcare.
Economically, the *Gwantu Grains Market*, the rollout of *CNG buses*, and massive rural electrification with transformers and solar streetlights are putting both money and light back into communities.
Water is flowing again too. Key interventions include a *1MVA transformer and high-capacity intake pumps at Kafanchan Water Treatment Plant*, a *1200CuM elevated reservoir at KASU/Takau Campus*, and the rehabilitation of water works in *Kafanchan, Kwoi, and Manchok*.
For farmers across Zone 3 and beyond, the distribution of *900 trucks of fertilizer and 200 tractors* is a bold step toward food security and rural prosperity.
The scale is wide. The spread is deliberate. The substance is undeniable.
Zone 3 is not on the back burner. It is front and center in Governor Uba Sani’s blueprint for equity, inclusion, and measurable progress.
To those who choose to bury their heads in the sand, the facts on ground are stubborn: roads measured in kilometers, hospitals rebuilt, institutions birthed, and lives improved.
In Zone 3 today, propaganda wilts where progress stands tall.
_Zubair Abdurra’uf Idris and Ben Kure are Public Affairs Analysts and APC Stakeholders._
