An NGO, the Christian Rights Agenda CRA, has raised alarm over am alleged plot to force Mrs. Peace Audu to resign her position as Vice Chairman of Fufure Local Government Area, Adamawa State, so as to stop her from being sworn in as substantive chairman following the death of the Muslim chairman Mr. ShuaibunBabas over week ago.
The refusal to swear-in Mrs. Audu more than 24 hours after the passing of the Chairman
breaches the letters of the 1999 constitution.
In a statement issued on Monday by its Secretary General Reverend Kallamu Musa Dikwa, the
CRA noted that by law Mrs. Peace Audu who was elected as Vice Chairman in 2024 with Mr.
Babas as Chairman, respectively, should have been sworn in within 24hours of his demise.
However, up to the time of issuing this statement, the Adamawa state government under a
Muslim Governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, has not seen to her swearing-in.
The statement read in part: “CRA gathered authoritatively that some powerful Muslim leaders in the state, including the newly installed Emir of Fufure, His Royal Highness Muhammadu Sani Ahmadu Ribadu have vowed that a Christian cannot be made Chairman of the local government which informed the decision of the statement to halt her swearing -in.
“All facts considered, CRA condemns this flagrant violation of the 1999 Constitution of the
Federal Republic of Nigeria and views the action as part of an organised an assault
Christendom in Northern Nigeria.
“In a state that is about 70 percent Christian and yet a Christian is being denied her rightful
position of becoming local government chairman because of her religion. This is worrisome.
We call on the Federal Government through the Attorney General of the Federation, Chief
Lateeff Fagbemi, SAN, to intervene and stop this brazen violation of the Constitution”.
“We equally call on the Christian community in Adamawa state to stand in solidarity with our
sister who is being denied her rightful position. The only mortal ’sin’ she has committed is her
religion. CRA believes that majority of humans did not choose the faith they profess and it will be
a crime against humanity to attempt to victimise one another”., the statement further read.
CRA also called on the leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN and the
Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN to always be proactive in defending Christianity and
Christians from the northern part of the country who are under persecution.
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