Kaduna,
Growing dissatisfaction with the performance of Senator Lawal Adamu, popularly known as “LA,” reached a boiling point this week as the Kaduna Central Stakeholders Forum issued a scathing statement accusing the senator of betraying the trust of the people who elected him.
In a press release signed by the Forum’s Coordinator, Dr. Mustapha Ibrahim, the group lambasted Senator Adamu for what they called “a shallow, media-driven approach to governance” and criticized his perceived overreliance on social media to mask a lack of substantive legislative performance.
“Someone who can’t stand up in the Senate and speak on behalf of his people is pretending to be doing well by simply posting on Facebook,” the statement read. “This is an insult to the intelligence of the people who voted him into office.”
The stakeholders’ anger was triggered by a recent Facebook post in which Senator Adamu criticized President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration for allegedly abandoning the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway, a key transportation and economic link between Northern and Southern Nigeria. In the post, Adamu wrote:
“Renewed agony. You abandoned the Abuja-Kaduna road—a very important road that connects the economic growth of the North and Southern Nigeria—yet you are spending over 700 billion naira on an existing airport.”
While the post attracted attention online, the Kaduna Central Stakeholders Forum insists that Senator Adamu’s activism on social media has not translated into any tangible benefits for the people of his district.
“Representation is not a Facebook popularity contest,” the Forum stated. “Our people need action, not empty online rhetoric. We need a senator who is active in plenary sessions, proposing motions, sponsoring bills, and pushing the executive to act—not one who hides behind a screen.”
According to the Forum, since assuming office, Senator Adamu has failed to sponsor any significant legislation or attract meaningful federal projects to Kaduna Central. The group also noted that insecurity, unemployment, and infrastructural decay remain widespread in the region, yet there has been “no visible effort” from the senator to address them at the national level.
They also questioned the sincerity of his criticism of the Tinubu administration, suggesting it was politically motivated rather than rooted in genuine concern for his constituents.
“The senator’s public outcry about the Abuja-Kaduna road may resonate with social media users, but without corresponding legislative action, it amounts to nothing more than noise,” Dr. Ibrahim added. “We challenge him to tell the people how many times he has raised this issue on the Senate floor.”
The Forum urged Senator Adamu to move beyond social media posturing and demonstrate true leadership through active engagement with federal ministries, effective lobbying for projects, and robust participation in Senate proceedings.
As political observers monitor the fallout, the message from Kaduna Central’s civic leaders is clear: symbolic politics will no longer be enough. With mounting insecurity, economic pressure, and social challenges in the district, stakeholders are demanding a new standard of representation—one rooted in results, not reactions.
Whether Senator Adamu will adjust his approach in response to the growing criticism remains to be seen.
Middle-Belt Times 