Nigeria’s Vice President, Mohammed Namadi Sambo has declared his personal support for the creation of Gurara state to be carved from the present Kaduna state.
Namadi Sambo who spoke today at the annual Afan Festival in Kagoro, Kaduna state said: “the federal government recognizes the inalienable rights of the citizens to operate within the confines of the law for self-determination, promotion and harnessing the potentials of its people. “Therefore, the socio-political emancipation of a people lies in their conscious effort to champion a cause that will progressively move them to the next level.”
The Vice President expressed the sympathy of the federal government to the victims of the recent communal clashes in which lives and property were lost.
He assured the people that as a way of forestalling and securing the area against unwarranted attacks and killings, the government would soon set up a military formation, adding that they would ensure the provision of adequate security.
He also assured the people that “we shall defeat the evil of this insurgency and terrorist acts. God willing, we shall have peace and development in our dear country.”
Namadi Sambo congratulated the people for the New Year 2015, adding that 2015 is an important year, being an election year.
He made it clear that government is committed to delivering on free and fair elections.
He called on the people to be peaceful during the period, saying: “no ambition of any Politician is worth the blood of any Nigerian. I want to draw our attention to the fact that this time around no act of violence shall be tolerated. Decisive actions will be taken against any person participating in any violent act before, during and after the elections.”
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