The Kaduna, Kafanchan and Zaria chapters of the Nigerian Catholic Diocesan Priests Association (NCDPA) have asked Uba Sani, governor of Kaduna, to state his position concerning the recent comment of his predecessor.
TheCable had reported how Nasir el-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna, attributed the success of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the presidential poll to the use of religion by the party.
In a video shared on Twitter, el-Rufai, flanked by Sani, is seen addressing a group of Muslims in Hausa after Bola Tinubu, candidate of the APC was declared winner of the election.
The former governor said in the video that “no liar who is going to contest using politics of Christianity will ever win any election again”.
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Reacting in an open letter on Thursday, the NCDPA said el-Rufai’s comment was a “declaration of Islamic political supremacism in Kaduna state and Nigeria”.
“Having soberly considered the contents and implications of such|>
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