The Kano State Government on Saturday
described as false reports in some national
dailies and online media that Governor
Abdullahi Ganduje has banned Christians
resident in the state from going to church on
Sundays.The state Commissioner for
Information, Mr. Muhammad Garba, who
made the remark while briefing newsmen on
Saturday in Kano, said the report was false
and unfounded.
“Our attention has been drawn to the rumour
making the round, particularly in the online
media, regarding the restriction of movement
of people, Christians or Muslims to attend
places of worship in the name of a direct
policy or under the guise of any other policy.
“I want to state here categorically that the
story is a complete lie, false and lacks any
iota of truth and substance,’’ he said.
He said the state government was very much
aware and mindful of the freedom of religion
as enshrined in the constitution of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria.
“We in Kano State as a people and a
government cherish and respect our religious
differences and therefore will never introduce
any policy that will be inimical to our peaceful
co-existence and mutual respect,’’ he said.
Garba then called on journalists to always
check facts and balance their stories and
reports with high sense of fairness and
responsibility.
He said the government extended the monthly
sanitation exercise up to Sunday but only for
the staff of the Refuse Management Board to
enable them clear up the heap of refuse in
the state.

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