Nasir El-Rufai, the Governor of Kaduna State, has dismissed criticisms which trailed the threats he issued to foreign countries, over their interference in Nigeria’s internal affairs.
When he featured on NTA, on Tuesday, the Governor said that foreigners planning to interfere with the country’s affairs, will leave in body bags; body bags are used to convey corpses.
The comment had sparked an outrage nationwide, with the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, calling on the international community to immediately impose travel ban on the Governor.
However, in a statement Samuel Aruwan, his Spokesman, issued on his behalf on Wednesday, El-Rufai said that there was nothing bad about the utterance he made.
“When Mallam Nasir El-Rufai appeared on NTA’s Tuesday Night Live, he made comments every patriot can understand. He stood up for Nigeria’s dignity, in the wake of those who would traduce their country and reduce it to the status of a colony, in their vain quest for power”, the statement read.
“The video of his comments is in circulation. Any fair-minded person with modest familiarity with the English language and unimpaired comprehension, can understand it. It does not contain any call for violence. What it is, is a powerful defence of sovereignty. Are some sections of our political class implying that they will acquiesce in or collaborate with foreign intervention in our country?”
El-Rufai said that he never called for violence, but warned of the consequences of undue interference.
“Affirming that a country will defend itself against needless intervention, is the kind of statement you expect to hear from a patriot. It is not a call for violence. Warning about the consequences of meddling in another country’s affairs, is legitimate”, he said.
“Mallam Nasir El-Rufai has issued a powerful call for vigilance, and a clear notice that other countries should not mistake the supine posture of the opposition, for national weakness.
“El-Rufai has stood firmly against those who have been trying to divide Nigerians on ethnic and religious lines. He is resolutely opposed to violence, and firmly committed to peace and harmony.”
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