Former Kaduna Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has been caught in a video saying the Muslim/Muslim governorship ticket in the state will be sustained beyond 20 years, by the grace of God. The Muslim/Muslim governorship ticket means having a Muslim governor and a Muslim deputy governor as against the belief in some quarters that a Muslim governor should be supported by a Christian deputy governor to be religious sensitive as Southern Kaduna is dominated by Christians. In the viral video, El-Rufai was addressing a group of Islamic scholars.
Muslim/Muslim Ticket Will Be Sustained Beyond 20 Years In Kaduna By God’s Grace, Says Former Governor El-RufaiFormer Kaduna Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has been caught in a video saying the Muslim/Muslim governorship ticket in the state will be sustained beyond 20 years, by the grace of God.
He said, “Whenever I'm asked why I nominated a fellow Muslim, Dr Hadiza Sabuwa Balarabe as running mate in 2019, I've replied that the majority of none Muslim electorate do not vote for our party. Why then should I cede the running mate position to them?“More so that I've calculated that we can win without their ballots, so why do I have to give them the deputy governor's office? When we went campaigning the last time, they asked but we didn't tell them exactly so.
“The second thing we want to prove, which we've been able to do in the past four years is that a government where the governor, deputy governor, Secretary to the State Government, Chief of Staff and the finance commissioner are all Muslims, Christians would have their rights protected. We intend to showcase the justice that's embedded in Islam.
“Of course, for instance, we got more votes from Kubau, that's why I'll provide more democracy dividends there. Yes, I have to deliver double what I'll take to Jaba to Kubau. This is in tandem with what you, the Imams and clerics have taught us; this type of Islamic leadership is driven by justice for all.
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