The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai on Thursday, August 13, 2020 accused some clerics in the State for using their platforms to incite violence and cause mayhem in the State.
Governor El-Rufai made the accusation while receiving the Primate of Anglican Church, Henry Ndukuba at the State’s Government House, Kaduna.
The Governor noted that study of the situation in the State for over four decades has indicated that few of the clerics had used their preaching to cause disunity rather than to promote peaceful co-existence in the State.
According to the Governor, his administration will not relent in restoring peace and orderliness in every nooks and crannies of the State.
He said, “Our study of the situation over four decades has shown that the main drivers of this violence are a few clerics that use their platforms, not to preach peaceful co-existence or promote our common humanity.
“Rather, they use their platforms and revered positions to divide and incite violence. I was sad to hear from the primate that he was a victim in 1987, when his house was burnt down in Wusasa, Zaria.
“In those days, the primate will recall that this sort of violence starts from one part of the State and spreads all over the State.
“One credit that this Government gets from everyone, including our adversaries, has been our ability to contain these outbreaks to their points of origin.”
Yemisi Oreoluwa
