Governor Nasir El-Rufai's decision to designate parts of Christian
dominated areas in Southern Kaduna as emirates.
The group, however, urged the governor to immediately withdraw the
state government's plans, saying the move may engender more crisis as
the country prepares for the 2019 general elections.
A statement by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Larry Joseph Yammai,
noted that: "CNNC underscores the continued inability of Governor
El-Rufai to manage the crisis and killings in the state.
"The governor's recent decision to re-designate four chiefdoms to
emirates is not only a deliberate act of violating the common identity
and heritage of the chiefdoms but a blatant attempt at Islamisation in
Lere, Kagarko, Kajuru and Kauru.
"CNNC condemns the decision in the strongest terms and demands that
the status quo of the chiefdoms be maintained, as it will appear that
he has just succeeded in sowing seeds of discord that could bear
catastrophic fruits in the future."
The statement added, "CNNC would want to remind the President of the
outstanding issue of Leah Sharibu, who was among the 112 Dapchi girls
taken by Boko Haram, but who is still being held by her captors
because of her Christian faith."
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