El-Rufai Urges Kaduna People To Shun Religious Manipulation

Governor-elect of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir Ahmed El-Rufai, on Sunday appealed to the people of the state to shun all manipulators of religion and ethnicity. The governor-elect equally thanked the people for voting massively for the All Progressives Congress during the past elections. El-Rufai, who was a former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, pointed out that what the state needs are good governance and genuine development, urging the people therefore to focus on these. A press statement by the spokesman to the governor-elect, Samuel Aruwan, quoted him (El-Rufai) as saying that he is determined to work with all residents of the state to restore its glorious past. According to him: “Our good people of Kaduna State, we are again grateful for the mandate you gave us on 11th April, 2015. I am begging you in the name of Almighty God to live in peace and work together for a new Kaduna State. “Let’s all strategize for a better state where peace, unity and development would abound by sowing positive seeds in the minds of our children, create a better state for them and coming generations by building for them a stronger Kaduna State.” While pointing out that manipulators of religion don’t mean good, El-Rufai added: “I will continue to say it, those deceiving our citizens using religion and ethnicity don’t mean well; they are dangerous and they retard our progress as a people bound together by God. “We must mobilize our people to stand up for the common good. I will reiterate again, that the APC led government in Kaduna state will be a responsible and responsive government. “We will treat our citizens with dignity and the fear of God. We we will treat people equally without any recourse to religion, or ethnic and political inclinations. “We are conscious of the burden God gave us and we will not let you down. We ask for your prayers, support and cooperation for a better Kaduna State.”