By our Correspondent
Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna state has embarked on a quiet but deliberate strategy to smoke out double-faced officials and loyalists of formal governor Elrufai from his government. The action according to insiders has also triggered a chain reaction of resignations, exposing what insiders describe as a spy network planted by former governor Nasir El-Rufai to monitor and undermine the current administration of Uba Sani.
Multiple government house sources confirmed that no fewer than seven appointees, who were initially thought to be loyal to Uba Sani, have dramatically stepped down in recent weeks.
“Far from the chaos of being painted by alarmist opinion pieces through what many came to understand as Elrufai’s digital mask, the resignations are being celebrated in Government House as a cleansing of “El-Rufai’s eyes and ears” from the corridors of power.” As source noted.
The governor’s move, was described by an aide as “housekeeping with surgical precision,” which he noted has also coincided with an upsurge in ghostwritten attacks on his administration, often published under the pseudonym “Salihu Saminaka. ” Political watchers insist the writing style, the bitterness, and the insider details in these pieces bear all the hallmarks of El-Rufai’s hand — especially since his loyalists inside government began falling like dominoes.
Our Correspondent learnt that the pattern is not confined to Government House. Within the Kaduna State chapter of the APC, a similar purge is quietly underway. Party insiders say those who once split their loyalty between the sitting governor and his predecessor are now being sidelined, as the leadership closes ranks to prevent the party from becoming a platform for El-Rufai’s political manoeuvres ahead of 2027.
Observers note that the timing is no coincidence. “When Uba Sani started dismantling the mole network, suddenly these long, alarmist essays about a ‘government in trouble’ began flooding the media. It’s classic misdirection,” said Mohammed Nasir, a senior APC figure. “But it’s not working — the public can see the difference between manufactured crisis and genuine governance.”
Rather than weaken the administration, the exit of these officials is seen as a tightening of the governor’s control. With key infrastructure projects progressing and reform policies taking root, the purge of suspected saboteurs is being hailed as a political masterstroke to protect both the government’s focus and the APC’s unity in the state.
As one party stalwart, Comrade Habeeb Bello put it, “This is not a crisis. This is pest control — and it’s overdue.”, he stated.
