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GROUP
WARNS EL-RUFAI AGAINST DESIGNATING SOUTHERN KADUNA AS EMIRATES
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By
Udante Ugante
4th
July, 2018
A group known as Congress of Northern
Nigerian Christians (CNNC), picked holes in the recent decision by Governor
Nasiru el-Rufai to designate some parts of Sourthern Kaduna as emirates
stressing that the move has the potency of engendering crisis and chaos.
Consequently, the group urged the governor to
withdraw immediately that position as the nation prepares for the 2019 general
elections.
CNNC’s warning which was contained in a
statement signed by its media and publicity secretary, Larry Joseph Yamma,
underscores the continued inability of the Kaduna State governor to properly
manage the fragility of the state. Specifically, CNNC said “the governor’s
recent decision to designate four chiefdoms to emirates is not only a
deliberate act of violating the common identity and heritage of the said
chiefdoms but a blatant attempt at Islamisation in Lere, Kagarko, Kajuru, and
Kauru. CNNC, in the strongest term condemns this action and asks that the
status quo of the said chiefdoms be maintained as it will appear that he has
just succeeded to sowing some seeds of discord that could bear catastrophic
fruits in the future.”
The group also expressed concerned over the
rapidly deteriorating security situation across the nation, particularly in the
North adding that despite the acclaimed government responses at various tiers,
certain stakeholders were still firing embers of discord. In the light of the
above, the group condemned the recent call by Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC)
that the Adamawa 5 must die.
The group stated, “it would be re-called that
an Adamawa State High Court sitting in Yola recently condemned to death by
hanging five Christians namely, Alex Amos, Alheri Phanuel, Holy Boniface, Jerry
Gideon and Jari Sabagi. It is horrifying that despite the liberty of the
defendants to file an appeal to a Higher Court of competent jurisdiction, Muric
has foreclosed that process by extra judicial pronouncement.”
CNNC added that it cannot be said that MURIC
acted in ignorance but deliberate mischief.
The group also expressed concern about the
recent proposal by the Federal Government to implement the ‘National livestock
Transformation Plan’ without any form of consultation with the various
stakeholders, particularly, the farming communities.
CNN further noticed with shock the most
recent security situation in Plateau State, stressing that the latest attacks
on innocent people in the state was premeditated and deliberately timed to
sabotage farming activities on the Plateau and other Christian dominated areas.
“The lack of concrete and definite steps on
the part of the Federal Government smacks tacit approval of the pogrom taking
place” said the group.
CNNC called on President Muhammadu Buhari to
embark on a complete overhaul of the top echelons of Nigeria’s security
architecture for better result since massive loss of lives has virtually become
a daily activity.
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