- APC Chieftain, Samuel Kwamkur, Kicks
Immediate former Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has said that the Muslim-Muslim ticket wins by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima at the national level and Kaduna Governor/Deputy Governor has shown the dominance of Muslims in Nigerian politics, adding that it has silenced Nigerians Christians especially the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN).
In a viral video wherein El-Rufai was addressing his aides in Hausa language just before his exit from power, he also stated that he will work to sustain an Islamic-dominated government for 20 years and unending not only in Kaduna State but in Nigeria at large.
In the viral video, El-Rufai, also told his audience that in the course of the electioneering campaigns, when “they”(Christians ) tried to ask questions on why the Muslim/Muslim Ticket, he deceived ‘them’ that it was not for religious dominance when in reality, the tickets both nationally and at the State level were for Islamic dominance.
Meanwhile, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Plateau State, Samuel Kwamkur, has raised alarm that the former Governor of Kaduna State is trying to set Nigeria on fire with his utterances.
Kwankur, who is a former National Director of the Christian Association of Nigeria, at a press conference in Jos on Sunday, expressed disappointment at the utterances of the former Governor, noting that the classification of the citizens of his State as ‘them’ versus us’ meant that he cannot be exonerated from “the wanton killings, demolition of houses and places of worship of Christians in Kaduna.”
Kwankur said he was surprised that El-Rufai who was contemplated as one of the qualified persons to be appointed as the Chief of Staff to Mr President or Secretary to the Government of the Federation had turned himself into a “confirmed religious bigot with a hidden agenda to destroy the country using religion.
“For El-Rufai to think that the Asiwaju vote is a victory for Islam is very unfortunate and speaks volumes of his kind of bigotry. His outburst has destroyed the remaining respect he enjoyed from patriotic Nigerians. We call on Asiwaju to be mindful of friends, associates and politicians like El-Rufai who seek to work with him as they will do more harm to the system and the nation and nothing good can come out of such.
“May I also use this medium to call on our Governors in Nigeria, particularly our Northern Governors to truly work towards removing our battered citizens from poverty, insecurity and the like and ensure the provision of good healthcare and other benefits of good governance, rather than to dwell on preaching hate and religious and tribal differences.
“I call on our leaders to show the citizens the number of people they have empowered instead of the number of lives and property they have destroyed as is happening in Kaduna. I believe that God shall continue to expose the wolves in sheep’s clothing amongst Nigerians.”