File photo: Defence Minister, Christopher Musa
A Kaduna-based interfaith group, the Kaduna State Muslim-Christian Network for Good Governance, has thrown its weight behind the Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa, over his recent comments on the administration of former Governor Nasir Ahmed El-Rufai.
The group described the minister’s remarks as “an honest and patriotic assessment” and condemned what it called a “reckless attempt to drag the good name and reputation of the Honourable Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa, through the mud” following his interview on a national television station.
In a press statement on Monday, signed by its Chairman, Tahir Tanko, Secretary, Steven Kefas, and five other officials, the network, which described its platform as “a political pressure group comprising Muslims and Christians committed to the unity, peaceful coexistence, and development of our people in Kaduna State and Nigeria,” expressed concern over reactions trailing the minister’s comments.
The group’s statement, which copy Arewa PUNCH has read in part: “We are appalled by the selective amnesia and ethno-religious rhetoric contained in some of the commentaries and rejoinders to the Honourable Minister’s honest and patriotic assessment of the administration of former Governor Nasir Ahmed El-Rufai in Kaduna State.”
