{"id":15254,"date":"2019-02-11T17:18:03","date_gmt":"2019-02-11T17:18:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/?p=15254"},"modified":"2019-02-11T17:18:03","modified_gmt":"2019-02-11T17:18:03","slug":"buhari-in-southern-kaduna-says-those-who-sponsor-perpetrate-violence-ll-face-the-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/?p=15254","title":{"rendered":"Buhari in Southern Kaduna,\u00a0says those who sponsor, perpetrate violence \u2018ll\u00a0face the law"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>***says I\u2019m not an apostle of bloodshed<\/strong><br \/>\nPresident Muhammadu Buhari at the weekend in Southern Kaduna warned Nigerians against perpetrating violence in the forthcoming general elections, saying those indulge in violence will not escape the wrath of the law.<br \/>\nHe advised\u00a0the citizens to embrace peaceful conduct, shun political thuggery and other forms of\u00a0crisis,\u00a0even as he described those who sponsor election violence as unpatriotic.<br \/>\nBuhari sounded the warning during the women conference of the First African Church Mission, held in Zuturung, Gada Biyu, Zango Kataf Local Govt Area, with the theme: &#8220;I will help you&#8221;.<br \/>\nA copy of his speech delivered on behalf of the President\u00a0by Nigeria&#8217;s Ambassador to the Republic of Congo,\u00a0Deborah Iliya,\u00a0and which was also read at the awareness rally\/launching of APC Campaign Support Vehicles in KPOP HAM Palace Ground, Kwoi in Jaba, Southern Kaduna, was obtained by journalists in Abuja on Monday.<br \/>\nWhile calling on the people of Southern Kaduna to support his re-election in the forthcoming polls, Buhari said, \u201cI\u2019m\u00a0not an apostle\u00a0of bloodshed, no, I&#8217;m not available for violence.\u201d<br \/>\nThe President further called on the women to play their motherly roles in the building of good homes and of the country in general.<br \/>\nBuhari\u00a0appreciated\u00a0the leadership of the African Church of Mission for their\u00a0invitation and reiterated his relentless efforts and commitment to creating a more conducive environment for the citizenry, saying, \u201cwe are one big family.\u201d<br \/>\nWhile\u00a0congratulating\u00a0the church\u00a0on behalf of the President for the solidarity and support they have continued to give the government, Ambassador Iliya said the Nigerian project had already\u00a0become\u00a0a reality.<br \/>\nShe said, \u201cI believe that your prayers will give your leaders the power towards their numerous efforts to improve the lives and well-being of all Nigerians\u00a0irrespective\u00a0of their religious beliefs or creed.<br \/>\n\u201cIn the front burner of the\u00a0agenda of\u00a0the\u00a0present administration is\u00a0the provision of adequate security to the citizenry.\u00a0This, the President has has\u00a0since\u00a0demonstrated, by equipping the various security agencies,\u00a0so that they would always act more efficiently.<br \/>\n\u201cThe President has told me to inform you that he sees human life as sacrosanct and will do everything to protect lives and properties. Try to live in peace and harmony with one another and avoid anything that could bring trouble.<br \/>\n\u201cThe President is man of peace and bridge builder.\u00a0Though he has been greatly misunderstood by many\u00a0because\u00a0of his fight against corruption,\u00a0but he means very well for Nigeria, he is a respecter of every religion\u00a0and tribe.<br \/>\n\u201cThose who sponsor and perpetrate violence in the 2019 elections, no matter how highly influential, will face the law. Let me also say that Nigeria is our country, we do not have any other place called Nigeria. This country will not be sacrificed on the altar of violence.<br \/>\n\u201cOur youths are the leaders of tomorrow and so, they must shun any invitation meant to use them for violence. As you\u00a0all prepare for the general elections, please come out, cast your votes. Do not exchange your Permanent Voters Cards for money. Your PVC is your power, come out, exercise\u00a0your franchise and ensure your vote counts.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>***says I\u2019m not an apostle of bloodshed President Muhammadu Buhari at the weekend in Southern Kaduna warned Nigerians against perpetrating violence in the forthcoming general elections, saying those indulge in violence will not escape the wrath of the law. He advised\u00a0the citizens to embrace peaceful conduct, shun political thuggery and other forms of\u00a0crisis,\u00a0even as he [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":13345,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15254","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15254","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15254"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15254\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15254"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15254"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15254"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}