The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Kaduna State Chapter has called on the Federal Government to call Governor Nasir El-Rufai to order over what they termed ‘excesses’, in tackling insecurity in the State.
Responding to the Governor’s recent comment on deploying Foreign Mercerneries should the Federal government fails to combat bandits, and end terrorism, when he met with Buhari in Abuja, the Christain association said such move and others may lead Nigeria to a bigger problem, especially now that the general elections are near.
Kaduna CAN in a statement titled ‘What Mercenaries is Governor El-Rufai Inviting’, signed by its Chairman, Reverend Joseph John Hayab, stated that, they acknowledged that what Nigeria needs currently is a sincerity of purpose from all stakeholders and the citizenry towards finding lasting solutions, not subjective statements that could further heighten the presence of bandits in Nigeria.
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Also, the statement stated that the association doubts if any section of the Nigerian Constitution allows any officeholder, apart from the C in C, to invite a foreign combatant into the country, nothing, it was a similar strategy that El-rufai employed years back when he claimed to have compensated some herdsmen which led to the escalation of the security situation, particularly in Kaduna state.
According to the statement,” The attention of CAN Kaduna State has been drawn to newspapers stories making rounds that Governor, Mallam Nasir Elrufai, threatens to deploy foreign mercenaries should the federal government fails to combat bandits, and end terrorism.
“While CAN agrees that terrorists have had a field day, CAN reckon that if any other Nigerian had made or muted such an idea in public space, such would have been accused or arrested by the government for undermining the security agencies and the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces.
“Accordingly, CAN doubts if any section of the Nigerian Constitution allows any officeholder, apart from the C in C, to invite a foreign combatant into the country. Moreover, it was a similar strategy that Elrufai employed years back when he claimed to have compensated some herdsmen, which led to the escalation of the security situation, particularly in Kaduna state.
“For CAN, the approach to give gunmen money so that they would stop attacking the populace has backfired and Kaduna state is paying dearly for such a miscalculation at present.
“The federal government should, therefore, call Elrufai to order before his excesses lead Nigeria to a bigger problem especially since the general elections are around the corner.
“CAN acknowledge that what Nigeria needs currently is a sincerity of purpose from all stakeholders and the citizenry towards finding lasting solutions, not subjective statements that could further heighten the presence of bandits in Nigeria”.
Hayab noted that CAN will continue to pray and urge citizens to be on the watch against any erroneous direction that could do this country no good but harm.
