El-Rufai Plotting To Set Christians, Muslims On War Path – MBF Says
…Says, he is a dangerous politician that must be avoided
The Middle Belt Forum (MBF), has declared that there was no doubt whatsoever that former governor of Kaduna State, Mr. Nasir El-Rufai remains a clear present and future danger to the unity of Nigeria.
The Forum which stated this while denouncing El-Rufai’s comments before some Islamic clerics, described his position as “a shameless act of national hypocrisy steeped in the premeditated plot to set adherents of both religions on war path”.
The MBF therefore counselled President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to as a matter of concern, avoid El-Rufai, whom it described as a dangerous politician that does not mean well for the country.
The Forum which stated these while reacting to a recent viral video in which El-Rufai was captured giving reasons why he picked a Muslim deputy governor instead of a Christian, stressed that the comment by El-Rufai has clearly validated the fear of Islamisation in the country.
These were contained in a statement on Sunday by the National Publicity Secretary of the MBF, Dr Isuwa Dogo, in which he further said that El-Rufai’s remarks were anti-Christian,
In the trending video, El-Rufai was seen telling some Islamic clerics in Hausa language on the eve of his departure from office that; “Why did I pick Dr Hadiza Sabuwa Balarabe to be my deputy in 2019? First, I did a thorough calculation that most of those that are not Muslims don’t vote for our party (the All Progressives Congress). Most of them. So, why should I give them the deputy (governor) position?
“I did my calculation and I knew we could win the election without giving them (position of deputy governor). That’s first. That’s a purely political issue. It’s politics. You want to win an election, you’re looking for people that will vote for you. We have observed that since we started practising democracy, we know places we used to win elections and those places we don’t. We’ve done that calculation politically. That’s the political point of it,” he said.
But, the MBF in a statement said that El-Rufai must be subtly working for a group that is unremittingly and persistently poised at installing the supremacy of the Islamic faith in the corridor of power.
It urged President Tinubu and Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State to be wary of associating with El-Rufai, adding that he must not be allowed near the corridors of power again.
The MBF particularly tasked security agencies in the country to as a matter of national concern, place El-Rufai under their radar and should be invited by the Department of State Service for interrogation.
The Forum further said that El-Rufai, who suffers from an inferiority complex, must be considered as a dangerous politician riding on the wings of religion for relevance.
