Christmas Carol: Uba Sani preaches peace

From:Femi Oyelola in Kaduna

Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, has urged Christians in the State to continue living in unity, peace, and love for the progress of the people and the State.
The governor asserted this during the Christmas Carol of Six Lessons organized by the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Kaduna State Chapter, yesterday
Governor Sani stressed that there is no development without peace and harmony; in Kaduna State today, everyone goes back to houses and lives, free without intimidation because of their tribal or religious beliefs.
He said this is possible because his administration runs an all-inclusive government founded on the principles of justice and fairness.
Governor Sani harped that he took an oath to treat everyone equally irrespective of their religious, tribal, or political affiliation, and that is why he was at the Carols to celebrate with the Christians.
“I made it clear to you when I came into power, that I am Governor for everyone that lives in Kaduna, be it a Muslim or Christian or any background, I remain your Governor.”
The Governor opined that the only challenge now is that the State must reposition itself self to bring back its lost glory.
This, according to him, translated to Muslim or Christian, you must live together, saying he is displeased in a situation where one section of Kaduna State is habituated by Muslims and the other by Christians.
“We must learn to live together, we don’t want to hear or say that some Christians are living
“Today in this country, we are working hard from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu down to here in Kaduna, to ensure that we extend the economic prosperity to everyone.
“How do we do that? We must work together because poverty has no tribe, it has no religion.
“Right now, we must ensure that we reduce the level of poverty in our State and create jobs for our people.
“There are many intervention programs that we can extend to our people. We are going to work with our Pastors, our religious leaders, and our community leaders.
“But that can only happen when we agree to continue living in peace and harmony.
“I assure you that we will carry everyone along. In the next three months, you will begin to hear from your Pastors and your leaders on our platforms.
“Again, I must commend the Secretary of Ja’ammatu Nasara Islam ‘cause he is here.
“Here we are, in church, and I can tell you that some people are not happy, but the fact remains that we took an oath, and those who are not happy may be the minority.
“The most important thing is that the majority are happy because we are working towards the development and progress of our State for me, that is the key.”