Muslim/Muslim ticket: Kaduna Christians pass vote of no confidence on el-Rufai

Noah Ebije, Kaduna.

Christians in Kaduna State under the umbrella of Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) have passed vote of no confidence on Governor Nasir el-Rufai for picking a fellow Muslim as his running mate for the 2019 election.

The Christian body had asked all their members not to vote for el-Rufai on the election day, saying the governor no longer deserve their votes.

el-Rufai had a fortnight ago announced his running mate in the person of Hadiza Balarabe, a Muslim woman from Sanga Local Government Area of the state.
Sanga is in the southern part of Kaduna, a border town with Plateau State.

The governor had also, two weeks ago, cleared the air on why he picked a fellow Muslim, saying that he believed in competence irrespective of religion and tribe, adding, “Government House is not a worship centre”.

However, addressing journalists, on Wednesday, the PFN chairman in Kaduna State, Apostle Emmanuel Egoh Bako, noted that while the governor has the right to choose who becomes his deputy, the choice of a fellow Muslim negated tenets of equity, fairness and justice.

Apostle Bako said this was because a state like Kaduna is prone to ethnic and religious crises where the governor needed to take decision with maturity and care for peaceful coexistence.

“Choosing a female from Southern Kaduna who is a Muslim, after a crisis that snowballed into religious crisis, is the height of insecurity.

“If it is about competence, is she the only competent person from a predominantly Christian area?

“The governor portrays the image of a man desirous of peace but each time he speaks or takes decisions, they are fraught with divisive and combative grandstanding.

“These his religious postures and decisive approach to governance are a cause of serious concern.

“It certainly speaks volume of the governor’s demeaning mindset towards Christians in Kaduna State.

“To buttress this, consider the governor’s appointment of commissioners which has 14 Muslims to three Christians.

“Similarly, appointments into parastatals at state and those that represent the state at the federal level are skewed against Christians.

“And to rub it in, Mallam el-Rufai said that President Muhammadu Buhari backs his deliberate shortcoming of Christians in the state with the Muslim/Muslim ticket, meaning that the governor and the President are working hand in gloves.

“With these obviously divisive, parochial and bigoted policies, the governor has decidedly notified Christians that he does not want their votes. We and our members have fully accepted the message,” Bako said.

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El-rufai will not go unpunished,just stay back and watch hw Jehovah will handle him.

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Muslim/Muslim ticket: Kaduna Christians pass vote of no confidence on el-Rufai

Noah Ebije, Kaduna.

Christians in Kaduna State under the umbrella of Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) have passed vote of no confidence on Governor Nasir el-Rufai for picking a fellow Muslim as his running mate for the 2019 election.

The Christian body had asked all their members not to vote for el-Rufai on the election day, saying the governor no longer deserve their votes.

el-Rufai had a fortnight ago announced his running mate in the person of Hadiza Balarabe, a Muslim woman from Sanga Local Government Area of the state.
Sanga is in the southern part of Kaduna, a border town with Plateau State.

The governor had also, two weeks ago, cleared the air on why he picked a fellow Muslim, saying that he believed in competence irrespective of religion and tribe, adding, “Government House is not a worship centre”.

However, addressing journalists, on Wednesday, the PFN chairman in Kaduna State, Apostle Emmanuel Egoh Bako, noted that while the governor has the right to choose who becomes his deputy, the choice of a fellow Muslim negated tenets of equity, fairness and justice.

Apostle Bako said this was because a state like Kaduna is prone to ethnic and religious crises where the governor needed to take decision with maturity and care for peaceful coexistence.

“Choosing a female from Southern Kaduna who is a Muslim, after a crisis that snowballed into religious crisis, is the height of insecurity.

“If it is about competence, is she the only competent person from a predominantly Christian area?

“The governor portrays the image of a man desirous of peace but each time he speaks or takes decisions, they are fraught with divisive and combative grandstanding.

“These his religious postures and decisive approach to governance are a cause of serious concern.

“It certainly speaks volume of the governor’s demeaning mindset towards Christians in Kaduna State.

“To buttress this, consider the governor’s appointment of commissioners which has 14 Muslims to three Christians.

“Similarly, appointments into parastatals at state and those that represent the state at the federal level are skewed against Christians.

“And to rub it in, Mallam el-Rufai said that President Muhammadu Buhari backs his deliberate shortcoming of Christians in the state with the Muslim/Muslim ticket, meaning that the governor and the President are working hand in gloves.

“With these obviously divisive, parochial and bigoted policies, the governor has decidedly notified Christians that he does not want their votes. We and our members have fully accepted the message,” Bako said.

http://sunnewsonline.com/muslim-muslim-ticket-kaduna-christians-pass-vote-of-no-confidence-on-el-rufai/amp/

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Why passing vote of no confidence when the Christians also have right to present their candidate . Did Muslims complain of Christian /Christian in Ekiti state . Why do they bark every time without action

nah them sabi

jidamsel43:
Why passing vote of no confidence when the Christians also have right to present their candidate . Did Muslims complain of Christian /Christian in Ekiti state . Why do they bark every time without action

do people complain of Muslim -muslim ticket in Jigawa or Kano?

ISLAMIST EVERYWHERE.


BOKO HARAM KILLING SOLDIERS LIKE FLIES.



BUHARI MUST GO....



OPERATION BACK TO DAURA.

capitalzero:

do people complain of Muslim -muslim ticket in Jigawa or Kano?

they have power to vote him out then why complaining

Good move!

Good move!

Take back Kaduna from the religious midget

capitalzero:

do people complain of Muslim -muslim ticket in Jigawa or Kano?

taraba state next. I wish Ishaku will also pick a Christian as vp

Instead of demanding for your own state you're there passing meaningless votes of no confidence on a guy that couldn't care less even if he tried! You should know by now how these people roll....El-Rufai and his muslim running mate are gonna 'win' that election next year, and it's got nothing to do with who gets the higher number of votes!

gkellz:
taraba state next. I wish Ishaku will also pick a Christian as vp

The ratio of Muslims to christains in taraba is not as much as in kaduna.

In taraba the Muslim Christian population is split. The Muslim ve 8 lga while Christian's ve 8

Please vote them out since they midget & bigot have no regard for the cosmopolitan nature of Kaduna politics.

jidamsel43:
Why passing vote of no confidence when the Christians also have right to present their candidate . Did Muslims complain of Christian /Christian in Ekiti state . Why do they bark every time without action

You can't compare Ekiti with Kaduna.
Ekiti, Ondo, Plateau are 90% Christians even 10% are migrants or nomads. Kaduna has about 50% Christians and Muslims.