APC Stalwart In Kaduna Describes El-Rufai’s Government As Rude and Dictatorial

A frontline member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zaria, Alhaji Zulkifilu Amfani, yesterday, described the decision of the administration of Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufai to eject and demolish houses built on Alhuhuda College, Zaria, as too erratic.

He stated this in Zaria at the weekend where he described the approach to governance by the governor as uncivil and too dictatorial.

“The present Kaduna state government has given people a 21-day ultimatum to vacate their houses built close to Alhuhuda College.

“This approach will only add more enemies to the APC instead of gaining more supporters. My candid advice to the state government is to rethink its decision with a view to solving the problem amicably,” he advocated.

He observed that the area in question has over 1,000 houses already built, “now, where do you expect occupants of these houses to go?”

“There should be diplomacy in approach to issues; we are in a democratic rule not military, hence the need for consideration of human interest,” Amfani noted.

He recalled that it was the same problem that led to disintegration of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

When contacted, an official of Kaduna state government, who pleaded anonymity, said it was not ideal for anyone to build on a school or hospital premises.

“These places are public property and anybody who trespasses should have the belief that one day, government will retrieve its property.

“But I am not responding to the allegation because I have to investigate to actually know what he is talking about,” the source said.

A resident of Alhuhuda who spoke to Daily Correspondents however lamented the way and manner the el-Rufai administration is going about the demolition without consideration to the present hardship faced by masses of the country, describing the action as inhuman and animalistic.

“We thought we voted for a government with human face not knowing that we voted for an animal. El-Rufai’s actions are undemocratic and he should know that. Anyway, there are still 2019,” he said.

Source: Daily Correspondents