The Adamawa State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN)
has accused Governor Muhammadu Jibrilla Bindow of marginalising Christians
in appointments and recruitments.
The Chairman of the association, Bishop Mike Moses made the allegation in
Yola yesterday. He said the governor’s action against the Christians has
proved that he was not ready for a re-election in 2019.
According to him, no governor had operated strictly on religious line
since 1999 as the Bindow’s administration.“It is only in
Bindow’s administration that all the kitchen cabinet members, as the
Secretary to the State Government Chief of Staff, Commissioner of
Finance and local government are all Muslims.
“Under ex-Governor Boni Haruna,the SSG, the late Ibrahim Bapetel and his
Chief of Staff, Muazu Tukur, were Muslims. Also, under Nyako, all his
SSG were Christians, but in Bindow’s tenure, it is a different storyline,”
he said.
The bishop added that the governor had also appointed 13 Senior Special
Assistants (SSA) who were all Muslims.“Added to that is that the
state polytechnic recruited 70 workers, out of which only five were
Christians. The letters of appointment of the five were yet to be ready,
while the 65 others had since resumed work,” he said.
The National President of CAN’s youth wing, Daniel David Kadzai,
appealed to the Christians to be patient.He, however, urged the governor
to listen to the voice of the people and address their complaints.