The Middle Belt Forum, on Sunday, attacked the immediate-past governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, over a recent viral video in which he was captured explaining why he went for a Muslim deputy governor instead of a Christian.
The MBF, in a statement on Sunday by its National Publicity Secretary, Dr Isuwa Dogo, said El-Rufai’s remarks were anti-Christian, describing him as a dangerous politician that must be avoided by President Bola Tinubu.
In the video complained about, El-Rufai was captured telling some Islamic clerics on the eve of his final day in office, in Hausa language 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.”
The MBF, in its statement, said El-Rufai’s comment validated the fear of Islamisation in the country.
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