BREAKING NEWS: Did You Miss The 400 $ex T4pe of Equatorial Guinea senior official Baltasar Ebang Engonga? Quickly W4tch! Before They Are deleted Be The First Person To See The Full Videos. Now!The Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria in the 19 Northern states and the Federal Capital Territory, Reverend John Joseph Hayab, has strongly criticised former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, over his recent comments on Southern Kaduna, describing the comments as dangerous, divisive, and a reflection of deep disdain for the people of Southern Kaduna.
El-Rufai, in an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, claimed that the people of Southern Kaduna account for less than 25 per cent of the state’s population, insisting he had no regrets over his actions and policies toward the region during his eight years as governor.
According to Hayab, El-Rufai’s utterances were consistent with his history of promoting policies that undermined peace and unity in the state.
Criticising El-Rufai’s comments on Southern Kaduna’s population, the CAN leader recalled that during a previous national census exercise, the population of Southern Kaduna was so overwhelming that the Kaduna State Shariah Committee threatened legal action against the National Population Commission.
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Despite the fact that some in the region are pastors who do not marry multiple wives, Reverend Hayab explained that there are families with as many as 15 or even 23 children, insisting that “such realities demonstrate the region’s population is robust and can never be written off.”
He further disclosed that what has often skewed demographic statistics in Kaduna is not a shortage of people in Southern Kaduna but rather the deliberate inflation of figures in other parts of the state to create an illusion of dominance.
The cleric expressed disappointment that “El-Rufai could openly boast that he had no regrets for his actions against Southern Kaduna communities,” pointing out that “such a position only exposed the depth of the former governor’s disdain for the people he once governed.”
He also dismissed El-Rufai’s claim that only those who do not know him regard him as a fundamentalist.
According to Hayab, such a remark was another attempt to twist the truth, stressing that he personally knew the former governor and was speaking from the painful experiences endured under his administration.
Linking his concerns to the present, Hayab noted that the peace currently being enjoyed in Kaduna State stands in contrast to the hostility that marked El-Rufai’s tenure.
He said, “this reality explains why the former governor appears bitter and angry, as harmony among the people weakens the divisive agenda he once thrived on.”
The CAN chairman further explained that “such experiences underline the importance of including religion and ethnicity in future census exercises,” saying, “this would help prevent manipulative leaders from distorting population figures and inflicting demographic imbalances that do not exist in reality.”
Reverend Hayab therefore urged Nigerians to reject divisive narratives and instead embrace fairness, justice, and inclusivity in both political representation and demographic planning.BREAKING NEWS: Did You Miss The 400 $ex T4pe of Equatorial Guinea senior official Baltasar Ebang Engonga? Quickly W4tch! Before They Are deleted Be The First Person To See The Full Videos. Now!