{"id":56670,"date":"2018-10-30T06:30:18","date_gmt":"2018-10-30T05:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arewa.ng\/?p=56670"},"modified":"2018-10-30T06:30:18","modified_gmt":"2018-10-30T05:30:18","slug":"shehu-sani-lists-eight-things-the-kaduna-govt-must-do-to-end-violent-killings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arewa.ng\/?p=56670","title":{"rendered":"Shehu Sani Lists Eight Things The Kaduna Govt Must Do To End Violent Killings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/arewa.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Shehu-Sani-Lists-Eight-Things-The-Kaduna-Govt-Must-Do-To-End-Violent-Killings.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-file_info=\"%7B%22fid%22:%2272636%22,%22view_mode%22:%22embedded%22,%22fields%22:%7B%22format%22:%22full%22,%22field_file_image_title_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22%22,%22field_file_image_caption%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22%22,%22field_attribution%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22%22,%22field_align%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22center%22%7D,%22type%22:%22media%22,%22link_text%22:null%7D\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Shehu Sani, the senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly, has proffered an eight-point solution to address the violence in Kaduna State.<\/p>\n<p>Among the solutions the lawmaker proffered is &#8220;strict application of security votes for security issues and not for politics&#8221;, among others.<\/p>\n<p>He highlighted these in a press statement issued in Abuja on Sunday, and made available to journalists.<\/p>\n<p>The points are: &#8220;Addressing the problem of extreme and pervasive poverty and unemployment among our teeming young people; an institutional action against hate speech and intolerance by political, religious and community leaders; strict application of security votes for security issues and not for politics; respect for the constitutional rights of freedom to hold religious beliefs without discrimination or contempt, and equitable distribution of development and resources among diverse populace and Inclusiveness in governance.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Others are: &#8220;The elite bourgeoisie political class must end the exploitation and manipulation of religion for political ends; elected and appointed political leaders must not demonstrate that they are servants of all and not vanguards of their faith or conquerors of others; and Northern intellectuals, leaders of thought and patriots must convoke a regional conference to come out with a road map towards tackling religious intolerance and terrorism, in the face of apparent failure of the political class to address the problem.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Kaduna has been the centre of violent killings in the last week, prompting the state government to declare a 24-hour curfew, which it relaxed and again enforced before finally relaxing it on Sunday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Shehu Sani, the senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly, has proffered an eight-point solution to address the violence in Kaduna State. Among the solutions the lawmaker proffered is &#8220;strict application of security votes for security issues and not for politics&#8221;, among others. 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