OPINION BY AUSTIN ONIYOKOR: In defence of elrufai | TheCable
I have read the scathing criticisms that have trailed the comments made by the former Governor of Kaduna state, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai with respect to his decision to run a Muslim-dominated government between 2019 and 2023 when he handed over the reins of government in the state and what played out during the presidential election in 2023.
First, it was reported that his audience was Muslim clerics. For those schooled in the field of communication and the art of public speaking, they would know that the audience is key just as the medium is said to be the message. If you do not speak the language of your audience or talk to them in the language they would understand, then, you have not communicated.
Then El-Rufai went on to declare that he and his team wanted to prove that a Muslim-led or dominated government would not cheat Christians and would be fair and just to all, regardless of their religious beliefs.
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