An Open Letter to Senator Barrister Ibrahim Khalid Soba -By Abdullahi Adda’u Turawa

My Dear Senator,

I hope this letter finds you in good health and high spirits as you discharge your legislative duties in Abuja. This message is sent not out of formality or to seek attention, but out of genuine concern, collective necessity, and a strong longing for dialogue. While we acknowledge the intense demands of your office, your prolonged silence and unanswered messages have left many of us in your constituency not just as individuals but as a constituent feeling distant, unheard, and politically abandoned.

There is growing discomfort within the APC ruling party, and the new Coalition for Good Governance and among members of the New ADC Movement. In our engagements community dialogues, political roundtables, and grassroots mobilization the recurring question is as painful as it is persistent:

“Where is our Senator?”

This simple question now echoes throughout zone one, It is not a rhetorical jab; it’s a reflection of the disconnection that has slowly grown between your office and the very people who stood behind you. Our critics mock us, our political adversaries weaponize your absence, and our own supporters are left defending what feels increasingly indefensible.

We don’t raise these concerns to antagonize, but to remind you of the promises made under the sun and in the rain. Many of us including those within the ruling party stood with you during your campaign with the belief that your tenure would be transformational. That belief is still alive, but barely.

So, to the pressing question:
Senator, are you contesting again in 2027?

If yes, what has changed between then and now? Why has the fire of your early days dimmed? When did the link between your office and the grassroots begin to fade?

We ask these questions not to blame, but to urge course correction. Your role is not merely legislative it is representational. It is moral leadership, it is community engagement, and above all, it is visibility. 

We do not expect you to fix all our problems overnight, but we do expect to see, hear, and feel your presence.

Senator, the people are in pain. The economy is suffocating families. Youth unemployment has worsened. And yet, the Zaria-Jos road remains a national disgrace a road we were assured would soon be rehabilitated. How many more lives must be lost before real action begins?

As a grassroots organizers, and civic actors, we believe it’s not too late to rebuild. But time is short, and the political ground is shifting. New voices are rising. 

The New ADC, of which many of us are active promoters, is growing stronger by the day not out of rebellion, but as a platform for responsive leadership where silence is not an option and detachment is not a strategy.

We still believe in your potential to lead not just from Abuja but from the heart of the people. But belief must be backed by presence, accountability, and results.

Senator Khalid Soba, we are not writing you off. We are writing you in back into the hearts, the conversations, and the concerns of your people. But the next move is yours.

We await your response not just in words, but in actions.

With sincerity and unwavering concern.

Abdullahi Adda’u Turawa wrote from Zaria, Nigeria