Immediate past Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, recently came under fire following his alleged promotion of religious politics to advance the cause of his political agenda, Ejiofor Alike reports Former
Immediate past Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, recently came under fire following his alleged promotion of religious politics to advance the cause of his political agenda, Former Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State is not new to controversy as he has always been bold to speak his mind, irrespective of whose ox is gored.
His claim implies that when Christians demand a fair representation, it is a sign of religious politics. “So, why should I give them a deputy? I did my calculations, and I arrived at the conclusion that we could win the election without them,” he explained. He disclosed that it was the Yan Agaji that protected the polling units for the APC, stressing that the Muslim domination in his state would continue for the next 24 years, and also charged the Muslim clerics to always support Sani “so that we will show to people that Islamic leadership does not discriminate.”
According to him, “from now, no liar can come out and say he will play the politics of Christianity in Nigeria and win. Peter Obi did it; see where he is.” El-Rufai further disclosed that himself and his Zamfara State counterpart , “insisted that we must produce Muslim-Muslim ticket to address this problem of religion so that we can give the Southern Muslims a sense of belonging as it concerns the leadership of this country,” El-Rufai added.
Addressing the Kano chapter of the CAN before the general election, Tinubu had explained that he would not have settled for a minority in the North since he is also from the minority in the South. El-Rufai has come under fire for what his critics described as his attempt to polarise and divide the country.
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