Two senators have accused Nasir
El-Rufai, governor of Kaduna, for being complicit in the violence that engulfed
parts of the state.
Danjuma Laah, senator
representing Kaduna south, and Philip Gyunka, senator representing Nasarawa
north, are wondering why el-Rufai travelled out of the state in the heat of the
crisis.
Over 50 people have been killed
in the ongoing religious conflict in Kaduna.
Despite a curfew that was imposed
on the state, three people were killed on Monday.
At plenary on Wednesday, Suleiman
Hunkuyi, senator representing Kaduna north, brought the violence in the state
to the attention of his colleagues.
Laah said the people who have
been killed across the country did not deserve to die because “life is given by
God and no one is supposed to taken by a human being”.
“In the first place, I noticed
that the governor is out of town,” he said.
“He is not putting all the
necessary measures in place. The responsibility he leaves them all. It is not
compulsory to vote somebody I can vote somebody if I want and he is not
working, he should leave there.
“We are observing and always
watching why is he still asking the federal government to give him money? Is he
the only governor who has damages? He is looking for the money that he would be
giving out. If you don’t have time for the human begins. We cannot allow that
to remain.
“This crisis at any given time
can happen to anybody. We are fighting this course today to prevent the
unforeseen.”
On his part, Gyunka said the
governor may have perceived the looming violence and that was why he travelled
out of the state.
“Coming down to Kaduna, the
governor is not supposed to travel without taking permission. He is not
supposed to travel without letting the house of assembly know that he is
travelling, yet he travelled,” he said.
“This is a calculated attempt,
probably he perceived something and that is why he travelled and he quickly ran
out. These are issues we need to ask and Nigerians need to know.”
Shehu Sani, senator representing
Kaduna central, said there is need for community and religious leaders to seek
solution to the violence.
“We are deeply concerned. There
is a need for community and religious leaders to come together and discuss
solutions,” he said.
Thereafter, the senate urged the
security agencies to probe the cause of the violence.
The senators also asked the
federal government to ensure the release of Maiwada Galadima, a traditional
ruler in the state, who is being held hostage.
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