There are no plans to rename Kaduna State Zazzau, Senator Uba Sanni representing Kaduna Central, has said.
Sanni was reacting to speculations in some social media reports that a bill sponsored by him and signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari has renamed Kaduna State Zazzau.
“My immediate reaction to this outrageous and patently false piece of information is to wonder how mischievous elements can allow their imaginations to run riot, all in a bid to undermine their political opponent.
“How can people go to the extent of planning to destabilise their own state and worsen the insecurity situation because.
“Senator Uba Sani has gained the full support of the people and is the man to beat in the 2023 governorship elections in Kaduna State,” he said.
Sani who is the APC governorship candidate for 2023 election in Kaduna State said the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria was on break, adding that no such bill was before the Senate.
He said requests for creation of states were normally tabled before the Committee for Constitutional Review.
According to him, the story is therefore the handiwork of agents of destabilisation and must be investigated by security agencies. He said those behind this subversive act must be brought to book to serve as a deterrent to others. NAN