An Appeal to Hon. Zock for long-term sustainable development in Kaduna

Dear Hon. Gabriel Saleh Zock,

I write to commend your generosity and your active presence in Kachia and Kagarko.

Recently, your office alone facilitated ₦100 million in grants for 1,000 women and youths, ₦37 million for 500 widows, and ₦50 million in palliatives during Ramadan and Lent among numerous other projects.

In addition, you distributed bags of maize and rice, awarded scholarships for indigent students, gave financial support to religious leaders, and donated motorcycles, cars, and even buses to individuals and community members.

These gestures are without doubt appreciated by many, especially those in immediate need.

However, I must express my deep concern that most of these efforts, while generous, are not sustainable and do not reflect a long-term development vision.

From the lens of Green Politics—which champions sustainability, ecological balance, long-term planning, and community empowerment—these projects raise serious questions.

Donations of cars and motorcycles, for example, create a cycle of dependency, come with high fuel and maintenance costs, and contribute to environmental degradation through carbon emissions.

These are short-term political gestures rather than strategic solutions. Vehicles are not development; they do not empower communities structurally or economically.

Instead, they reward individuals without building systems that benefit the wider population or future generations.

Even the business grants and cash distributions, while offering temporary relief, are not embedded within sustainable models such as cooperatives, skills transfer, or green enterprise hubs. There is little to show that these donations will result in self-reliant, environmentally conscious livelihoods.

True sustainable development invests in systems that outlast electoral cycles: solar-powered water infrastructure, organic farming programs, afforestation efforts, renewable energy training centres, and community-run agro-processing initiatives.

These initiatives not only provide jobs but preserve our land, water, and climate for generations to come.

Honourable Gabriel, with the influence and access you have demonstrated, you have the opportunity to move from temporary handouts to lasting, regenerative impact.

Let us not spend public resources on fuel-consuming vehicles or one-off palliatives while our communities remain structurally vulnerable.

Our people deserve sustainable progress—not gifts that expire, but legacies that endure.

Thank you for your continued service.

I hope to see your leadership evolve toward a greener, more visionary path that secures both dignity and sustainability for Kachia and Kagarko.

Yours sincerely,

Jonathan Joshua Danjuma

Obar, Ankuwa Ward, Kachia LGA

Kaduna State, Nigeria

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