Some youths in Kaduna State on Sunday carpeted a former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, for disparaging the President, Christian Association of Nigeria, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, over the latter’s alleged involvement in the $9.3m smuggled cash into Johannesburg, South Africa.
Two Nigerians and an Israeli were arrested with the money in a private jet, allegedly owned by the CAN president.
The money was said to be meant for the procurement of arms for intelligence agencies in Nigeria.
The money, valued at about R102m, was frozen by the South African authorities. Ever since, controversies have continued to trail the smuggled money, with fingers allegedly pointing at the CAN president.
However, the youths, under the aegis of the Kaduna Patriotic Youths for Development, condemned the former FCT minister, who is eyeing the governorship seat in Kaduna State in 2015, over a comment they claimed disparaged the personality of Oritsejafor.
The youths, in a statement made available to newsmen in Kaduna on Sunday by the National Coordinator, Mr. Danladi Husseini-Abubakar, and the General Secretary, Ishaku Irimiya, respectively, said the attack on the CAN leader was an attack on all Christians as well as the Church of God, which must not be taken lightly.
According to the statement, the former minister’s audacity for calling the CAN leader ‘irresponsible’ was a reminder of el-Rufai’s tyrannical reign as the minister of FCT under the administration of ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo.
They, therefore, called on the former minister to retract the negative statement and tendered apology to the ‘man of God.’
The statement said, “It is unfortunate that the former minister has remained consistent in his quest to smear the CAN President and indeed the Church of God. This is not the first time El-Rufa’i has deployed his verbal venom and obvious deep hate for the CAN leader and indeed the organisation and community he leads.
“We view el-Rufa’i’s penchant for using abusive and berating statements against CAN leadership as a crass display of arrogance and disrespect for the entire Christian community in Nigeria, which Pastor Oritsejafor leads.
”The former minister is known for his disrespect for elders and leaders at all levels in this country. Little wonder he has no one to guide his actions which are becoming inimical to the credibility of his own personality as an accidental elite.
“Nigerians will never forget how el-Rufai flouted court injunctions to indiscriminately demolish homes while rendering thousands of families homeless, including the highly respected late Justice Bashir Sambo, whom he threw out of his home in the middle of a storm.”
The group also urged the people of the state to be wary of the former minister’s plot to contest the 2015 governorship election in the state on the platform of the All Progressives Congress
“Kaduna people must be wary of this accidental politician, who has no respect for human dignity. We have fear for the people and we want them to reject el-Rufa’i and halt his inordinate political ambition even before the primary election of his party. It is clear that his arrogance has not left him and he certainly plans to unleash another regime of tyranny on the people,” it said. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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He is not just an accidental politician but also a frustrated and failed minister with wickedness running in his blood like ebola.
ReplyDeleteReligious bigots!!! Your president is no man of God rather, man of greed. Own it up and stop being hypocrites. You all claim to be Christians, but in practice you are worst than satan. Leave Rufai alone and face the facts.
ReplyDeleteEl-Rufai is a sinking ship and also an ingrates who usually attack and malign elders and those who help in bringing him to lime light.
ReplyDeleteHe has never stop at anything short of harassing, berating and attacking Christians and Christ Himself, such an irresponsible man who has lost out of the political equlibrum is more of a liability and not an asset, he is a religious bigot who doesn't respect and tolerate other people's faith especially Christians. Am therefore of an opinion that he should wait until such a time when Boko Haram should establish their caliphate so that he can go and become the president.
In the present Nigeria, such a misfit who does not have regard for human dignity and respect for other people's faith has no place. Shame to a former minister of the federal republic.
Yanu u are mouthed the truth they say is bitter wen their leaders(christians)impoverish them then they would know d way,had I known wud den be der last words nd it wud b too late to amend
ReplyDeleteYany. Or wat ever u call urself.... U are. Very. Stupid. Nd. Useless to Nigerians u, el rufai and all d northerner dat. Are againt christain will receive d roit of. God someday........
ReplyDeleteEl Rufais penchant for uttering reckless and unguided statements is now notorious. His crave for political relevance is disgusting. Cursed shall be the day such a fellow will mount the saddles of political leadership of a multi religious and multi tribes state of Kaduna!
ReplyDeleteChristians are always the envy of other fake blood sucking demon religion, we are the apple of God's eyes. el-rufai is just as useless as useless can be, son of a pig will always behave like a maggot infested pig!
ReplyDeleteThe real enemy of Christianity is Ayo the CAN(Criminal Association of Nigeria) president, The real lovers of xtianity the Bishops have since opt out of the devilish Organization.
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