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Shiite group, the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), has commended the National Executive Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) for withdrawing its invitation to Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State to speak at the association’s annual general conference coming up in August.

The Kaduna State Chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria on Saturday dismissed claims by Governor Nasir el-Rufai that 66 persons were killed by gunmen in the Kajuru Local Government Area of the state.

Bashir El-Rufai, one of the sons of Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai, took a swipe at Fela Durotoye, Omoyele Sowore, Kingsley Moghalu and other presidential aspirants who gathered in Abuja yesterday to pledge to change the political course of Nigeria come 2019, calling them “bunch of jesters”.

A statement released this morning on Governor Nasir El-Rufai’s Facebook page, says the 21, 000 teachers that failed the primary 4 competency test held last month, can reapply if they believe they are competent enough to teach in the state schools.

Amid agitation by leaders of the South East for the creation of an additional state in the zone, Kaduna State governor and chairman of ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Committee on True Federalism, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has declared that it would be a grave injustice to agitate for “equal unequals”.

Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai on Saturday, has warned his political opponents not to fight him as late former President Umaru Yar’Adua who did, died while Goodluck Jonathan was voted out of power.

The pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, has described the statement credited to Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, on restructuring as an opposition to the progress of the country.

Sen. Shehu Sani (Kaduna-APC) has urged the party to penalise Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State for allegedly leaking to reporters a memo he wrote to President Muhammadu Buhari.