The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Kaduna state chapter has passed a vote of no confidence on the Federal Government over alleged inability to effectively tackle the issue of herdsmen crisis. The Secretary of the organization, Rev. Dr. Saunday Ibrahim who made this known in a statement released to newsmen in Kaduna on Thursday said the group would resist the establishment of cattle colony in the state.
He explained that since the herdsmen carrying out killings in the state have been described as foreigners by the government, the establishment of such colonies would be “foreigners to continue to wage unrelenting war against innocent Nigerians."
“The Federal Government has consistently told us that these Fulani herdsmen attackers are foreigners. They said the attackers are members of the Islamic State of West Africa (ISWA), who are on a jihad mission. If that is true, it then means that the government of Nigeria has failed us. But we are saying that enough of this bloodshed in our land.”
“Nigerians must be prepared to vote credible people and not people that will continue to tell us lies when they get there. Voting pattern this time around should be based on individual performances and not on party platform. Again, politicians must learn from the 2015 experience. Whoever wins should be allowed to lead and whoever loses must accept defeat in good faith.
Today we have a lot of hunger in the land, Nigerians are suffering and our leaders seem to be comfortable with what is happening. What we need in 2019 is a complete shift from what we are having now and the only way to do it is for Nigerians to obtain the Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) and use it appropriately when the time comes.”
