The Congress of Northern Nigeria
Christians (CNNC) has kicked against Governor Nasir El-Rufai’s decision to
designate parts of Christian dominated areas in Southern Kaduna as emirates.
The group, however, urged the
governor to immediately withdraw the state government’s plans, saying the move
may engender more crisis as the country prepares for the 2019 general
elections.
A statement by its Media and
Publicity Secretary, Larry Joseph Yammai, noted that: “CNNC underscores the
continued inability of Governor El-Rufai to manage the crisis and killings in
the state.
“The governor’s recent decision
to re-designate four chiefdoms to emirates is not only a deliberate act of
violating the common identity and heritage of the chiefdoms but a blatant
attempt at Islamisation in Lere, Kagarko, Kajuru and Kauru.
“CNNC condemns the decision in
the strongest terms and demands that the status quo of the chiefdoms be
maintained, as it will appear that he has just succeeded in sowing seeds of
discord that could bear catastrophic fruits in the future.”
The statement added, “CNNC would
want to remind the President of the outstanding issue of Leah Sharibu, who was
among the 112 Dapchi girls taken by Boko Haram, but who is still being held by
her captors because of her Christian faith.”
What is wrong with El Rufai sef, he is proving to be a big disappointment. What is his reason for renaming the heads of christian communities with muslim titles?
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