Some of the lawmakers blamed Governor El-Rufai
- They accused him of failing to discharge his duty in protecting the people
Senators have expressed sadness over the crisis in Kaduna state with some of them laying the blame of Governor Nasir El-Rufai.
Premium Times reports that Senator Danjuma Laah representing Kaduna south spoke on Wednesday, October 24 saying the governing did not put measures in place to stop the violence.
The senator representing Kaduna North, Suleiman Hunkuyi, also raise alarm that the curfew put in place was being exploited by some people to cause more harm.
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He said: “The Senate is worried that locking people in what has been provided by the curfew within their homes and their immediate hamlets, other vices have continued to happen uncontrolled and unabated.
“Mr President, this shows that the curfew might have in its own precinct been able to control situations that may be unwarranted but at the same time might have created openings for hoodlums around town to go about killing people unnecessarily.”
Laah insisted that EL-Rufai failed to discharge his duty .as governor of the state.
He said: “In the first place, I noticed that the governor is out of town. Was he supposed to leave without leaving responsibility to the deputy? What for? We are all human beings. You should look at people like they don’t know what they are doing. We are all human beings, I don’t differentiate. I want things to be done in the rightful way.
“All these happenings in Kaduna State is caused by the Governor of Kaduna State because he is not putting all the necessary measures in place. The responsibility, he leaves them all. It is not compulsory to vote somebody. I can vote somebody if I want and he is not working, he should leave there.
“We are observing and always watching why is he still asking the federal government to give him money? Is he the only governor who has damages. He is looking for the money that he would be giving out. If you don’t have time for the human begins. We cannot allow that to remain.”
The Nasarawa North senator, Aruwa Gyunka, insinuated that the governor was aware of the impending danger before he travelled.
He said: “Coming down to Kaduna, the governor is not supposed to travel without taking permission. He is not supposed to travel without letting the House of Assembly know that he is travelling, yet he travelled.
“This is a calculated attempt, probably he perceived something and that is why he travelled and he quickly ran out. When he came in what has he done. These are issues we need to ask and Nigerians need to know.”
The Kaduna Central senator, Shehu Sani, called on the government to assist the victims.
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He said: “This senate should come out strongly with a condemnation of this violence and also insist on the need for people to stand up to this occasion. I will use this opportunity to call on the federal government to intervene in terms of aids to assist those who fell victim to this crisis.”
Meanwhile, Legit.ng had reported that President Buhari condemned the latest communal violence in Kasuwan Magani in Kaduna state which claimed 55 lives.
This was disclosed in a statement by the senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity, Garba Shehu.
The president said no culture and religion support the disregard for the sanctity of life.
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