EDITORIAL: Why El-Rufai’s concept of equal citizenship deserves support
It’s the 21st century, but some Kaduna elites are saying no to citizenship and residency.
In the seven-page document, the group premised its action on the comments made by the state governor, Nasir El-Rufai, when he inaugurated the board of the Kaduna State Residents Registration Agency on April 11, 2019. “The Governor’s official twitter handle broadcast the following messages on Thursday 11 April 2019 between 12.40 and 12.50pm:‘Every person resident in Kaduna State would be accorded all rights as citizens and indigenes of the state.’
What the southern Kaduna group is saying in stark terms is that it rejects an inclusive Kaduna State. In the 21st century, a group is openly arguing against citizenship because it thinks that only “indigenes” should enjoy full rights in what is called the homeland. But the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria recognises the right of any Nigerian to reside in any part of Nigeria and to enjoy the full rights of citizenship wherever they live.
By contrast, citizenship is open and inclusive, providing a pathway to belonging to a community by residing in it as a law-abiding member. It is the civic way of constructing and sustaining modern communities.
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