…Says, “It is Jihad against Christians.”
by Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna
The Christian Rights Agenda (CRA) has raised alarm over plot to force Mrs. Peace Audu to resign her position as Vice Chairman of Fufure Local Government Area of Adamawa State so as to stop her from being sworn-in as substantive chairman, following the death of the Muslim chairman, Mr. Shuaibu Babas, over a week ago.
In a statement issued on Monday by its Secretary-General, Rev. Kallamu Musa Ali Dikwa, the CRA noted that, by law, Mrs. Peace Audu, who was elected as Vice Chairman in 2024 with Mr. Babas, should have been sworn-in within 24 hours of the chairman’s demise.
However, up to the time of issuing this statement, the Adamawa State Government, under a Muslim Governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, has refused to swear her in.
CRA gathered authoritatively that some powerful Muslim leaders, including the newly-installed Emir of Fufure, His Royal Highness Muhammadu Sani Ahmadu Ribadu, and other Muslim leaders in the state have vowed that “a Christian cannot be made Chairman of the local government,” which informed the decision of the statement to halt her swearing-in.
CRA condemned this flagrant violation of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and sees this action as an assault to the Christendom.
“In a state that is about 70 percent Christian and, yet, a Christian is being denied her rightful position of becoming local government chairman because of her religion.
“We call on the Federal Government, through the Attorney-General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, to intervene and stop this brazen violation of the Constitution.
“We, the Christian community in Adamawa State, stand in solidarity with our sister, who is being denied her rightful position because of her faith.
“We see this as part of the islamisation agenda where every important position of government is to be taken over by Muslims.”
CRA further called on the leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN, to always be proactive in defending Christians from the northern part of the country, who are under persecution.