Kaduna state university lecture pens open letter to governor

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March 3, 2016 3:30 PM

A lecturer with the department of Political Science, Kaduna State University (KASU), Dr John Danfulani, has written to the Governor, Malam Nasir Ahmad El-rufai urging him to convene a town hall meeting in the Southern part.

Nasir el-Rufai- Governor of Kaduna state.

A lecturer with the department of Political Science, Kaduna State University (KASU),

Pulse gathered that since assumption of office on May 29, 2015, El-rufai initiated a town hall meeting but has not attended any in Zone 3 Senatorial District also known as Southern Kaduna.

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The governor said recently at a zone 1 town hall meeting that he has created about 125,000 jobs. He also made a comment that received condemnation at a Zone 2 town hall meeting in October last year that anyone that was not happy with his policies should go climb Kufena Mountain and fall.

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But in an open letter addressed to El-rufai, Danfulani urged the governor to organize a similar meeting in Southern Kaduna so that the people of the area can have the opportunity of asking him some questions.

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“I beseech Mr. Governor to convene similar Town Hall Meeting (THMs) in Southern Kaduna because we also need to hear directly from His Excellency on issues like: State Security Council Resolution on Hate Speech; Executive Bill before Kaduna State House of Assembly censoring religious preaching; APC's disregard for existing power sharing formulae in the state that started in 1999; and school feeding programme of primary school pupils. These and dozens other (un)easy questions are ready for Mr. Governor,” Danfulani said.

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