Kaduna State Governor-Elect, Malam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai has thanked the people of the state for voting for the APC.He equally appealed to them to shun all manipulators of religion and ethnicity.
The governor-elect said what the state needs is good governance and genuine development, and urged the people to focus on these key issues .
A statement from his spokesman, Samuel Aruwan quoted El-Rufai as saying that he was determined to work with all residents of the state to restore its glorious past.
El-Rufai said: “Our good people of Kaduna State, we are again grateful for the mandate you gave us on 11th April, 2015. I am begging you in the name of Almighty God to live in peace and work together for a new Kaduna State.
“Let’s all strategize for a better state where peace, unity and development would abound by sowing positive seeds in the minds of our children, create a better state for them and coming generations by building for them a stronger Kaduna State.”
Insisting that manipulators of religion don’t mean good, El-Rufai added “I will continue to say it, those deceiving our citizens using religion and ethnicity don’t mean well; they are dangerous and they retard our progress as a people bound together by God.
“We must mobilize our people to stand up for the common good. I will reiterate again, that the APC led government in Kaduna state will be a responsible and responsive government.
“We will treat our citizens with dignity and the fear of God. We will treat people equally without any recourse to religion, or ethnic and political inclinations. We are conscious of the burden God gave us and we will not let you down. We ask for your prayers, support and cooperation for a better Kaduna State.”
