BY: ABDULLAHI ALHASSAN, KADUNA
Group under the umbrella of Kaduna state patriot for Good Governance Forum has caution Southern Kaduna counterpart over what they describes as politicizing the recent Bomb attack, that was mistakenly taking by Nigerian Army at Tudun Biri Community in lgabi local government area of Kaduna.
Addressing a Press conference in Kaduna, President of the Forum Mallam Awwal Aliyu Abdullahi, said “We are particularly sad that despite these concerted efforts by the state government, some satanic individuals operating under the pseudonym of Southern Kaduna for Peace and Unity Forum, instead of commending the government effort for rallying support for the community, the satanically tagged it as “Utterly selfish” pressure on the Federal Government of Nigeria to rebuild the community.
“The group, after listing the donations made to the community, went further to ask the governor to make public what has been given to be community.
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“It is public knowledge that the donation of the Members of the House of Representatives to the Community will be in the form of infrastructure such as classrooms, water, community hall and not cash. Since the characters behind the piece seem too lazy to read or listen to their radios,but are swift in making a hasty conclusion, they end up embarrassing themselves in public.
He maintained that “Those genuinely working for peace and unity of the state, will always see injury to one person as injury to all not resort to us over them approach.
“We are optimistic that the dark days of division in our state along ethnic or religious line is over. The effort of the governor to engage all relevant stakeholders in the state through citizen engagement has put an end to the business of conflicpreneurs.
“We are also aware of a lawsuit filed by one Mukhtar Usman Esq, counsel to one Alhaji Dalhatu Salihu who is claiming to do so on behalf of the villagers.They are demanding for apology in three national dailies and compensation in billions of naira.
“While it is their right to seek legal redress. We wish to caution them from falling into the trap of idle lawyers who don’t genuinely care about their predicament but rather, they are more concerned about dispossessing them of the little assistance they have gotten for good-spirited individuals.
While acknowledging the strides made in addressing this unfortunate incident by different groups and stakeholders, we want to urge lawyers and politicians to refrain from politicizing the situation.
The patriot president streets that “It is crucial that we maintain a united front and work towards resolving these challenges collectively, rather than exploiting them for personal or political gain. They should also be wary of taking briefs from urban jobbers who don’t have a direct connection with the victims they claim to be fighting for.
“We wish to encourage all stakeholders to prioritize the well-being of the affected community and support the government’s efforts in providing relief and assistance to those affected by the attack. It is through unity and cooperation that we can effectively tackle the root causes of such incidents and prevent their recurrence in the future.