Will Jonathan Asake Change The Paradigm Shift In Kaduna’s Ethno-Religious Politics With LP ?
The Oasis Reporters
August 18, 2022
Greg Abolo
@gregabolo
@Theoasisreport1
There was an attempted morale dampening moment in the significant northern Nigerian city of Kaduna recently. One other thing about this ‘city of crocodiles’ is that it has several fault lines. There are Christians in its southern flank and Muslims in its northern part.
Kaduna State had a distressing reputation of inter religious violence and inter ethnic rivalry. All these brought strife to the state which snowballed into displacements, destructions and deaths.
Until it had a fair minded Hausa man as governor in 1999.
The man, Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi reset the imbalance, gave rights to the indigenous people of southern Kaduna suffering under the jackboots of feudal overlordship by granting them their ancient Chiefdoms and freeing them from Emirates rule and capture.
Suddenly, almost overnight, the deeds of an unusual Makarfi brought peace, essential peace that saw the city and the state prosper and grow for a record 20 years.
Then they had another governor who said he had paid the West African Fulani enough money to dissuade them from killing the Southern Kaduna people.
But the killings did not stop. The banditry has snowballed to an uncomfortable distress. Not even Nigerian trains are safe to travel on. Kaduna State has become distressingly a tale of death and destruction once again.
And this time?
It is not only affecting the beleaguered Southern Kaduna people. Everyone is crying. And the governor continues to perpetuate Muslim-Muslim ticket while changing and re-delineating ancient boundaries. As the state continues to bleed.
When the Labour Party started the shout of hope and song of love, the governor scorned and scoffed. ‘You’d be lucky to get 200 people at your rally in Kaduna’.
Snigger.
Snigger.
But see. See for yourself.
Kaduna State is about to reset itself. Jonathan Asake is the Labour Party gubernatorial candidate.
I de laugh…. this na Kaduna. And without my glasses, I'm seeing only 200 persons. If you can see more people, please RT and tag those who see only max 200 OBIdient persons on the streets of Kaduna. pic.twitter.com/yWQ35r2ffR
— Oseloka H. Obaze (@OselokaHObaze) August 17, 2022
In Kaduna? Not Kaduna Twitter? –
— Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai (@elrufai) August 15, 2022
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 I hope you get Two Hundred persons on the streets, including those ‘imports’ that can’t open their shops on Mondays, and came on overnight bus last night!!
I jus’ dey laff, wallahi tallahi!! – @KadunaResident https://t.co/KyOWqpcx8M
Kaduna sits on the banks of a River, swimming with crocodiles.
The Rt Hon. Jonathan Asake has emerged the Gubernatorial candidate of the Labour Party in Kaduna State after a substituted primaries today.
— SarkiB (@realYangaB) August 9, 2022
The Game is about to change!
We are Yusful Obedients ✊ pic.twitter.com/SK1URiMnWY
If Kaduna State wins this test with Labour, the radiance of the city will shine forth. That’s all that they really need, politics that is not based on tribe, religion or gender, but anchored on competence and service.
This is the peaceful labour that is beckoning on Kaduna state to come forth and shine.
The substituted Kaduna Gubernatorial Labour Party Primaries was done in minutes.
— SarkiB (@realYangaB) August 9, 2022
Two candidates step down for Hon. Jonathan Asake at the venue of the Primaries.
That is a demonstration of how United we are. @SKefason@Jack_ng01 @Chude__ @NgLabour pic.twitter.com/ageGa5Dnhe
Nigerians are holding high hopes of peace for the city and the state.
