Kaduna State\u00a0 Governor Nasir el-Rufai has condemned\u00a0 the manipulation of religion and ethnicity for political interests by the elite in the country.<\/p>\n
The governor, who is seeking reelection under the banner of the All Progressives Congress,\u00a0 said the choice of\u00a0 Dr Hadiza Balarabe as his running mate for the March 2\u00a0 governorship poll was \u201cinfluenced by considerations of competence, developing the state and pulling the talents of the women\u201d.<\/p>\n
El-Rufai was quoted by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr. Samuel Aruwan,\u00a0 to have stated these\u00a0 as a\u00a0 guest on a Hausa programme, \u2018Hannu Dayawa\u2019 on the\u00a0Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria,\u00a0Kaduna, on Saturday.<\/p>\n
The governor said\u00a0\u00a0 people in their businesses, travels and daily lives look for those\u00a0 who could\u00a0 give them results, not the faith of the person.<\/p>\n
He said,\u00a0 \u201cOur action was not predicated on religion or\u00a0 ethnicity but getting a deputy governor that suits our quest for a better Kaduna State.\u201d<\/p>\n
The governor added,\u00a0 \u201cYou are sick and in dire need of life. When you are rushed to hospital, what do you need? Life or\u00a0 the religion of the doctor? Life is what you need and you will not waste time on the religion and the ethnic background\u00a0 of the doctor.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen you are flying, do you care about the religion or\u00a0 the ethnic background\u00a0 of the pilot or a safe flight?<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s\u00a0 the same thing with business and investment. You hire those who can make your investment profitable.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kaduna State\u00a0 Governor Nasir el-Rufai has condemned\u00a0 the manipulation of religion and ethnicity for political interests by the elite in the country. The governor, who is seeking reelection under the banner of the All Progressives Congress,\u00a0 said the choice of\u00a0 Dr Hadiza Balarabe as his running mate for the March 2\u00a0 governorship poll was \u201cinfluenced […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":1830,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,30,14],"tags":[226,253],"class_list":["post-1823","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-community","category-policy","tag-policy","tag-religion"],"yoast_head":"\n