Irked by the congestion in the Kaduna state prison, the Kaduna
State government has secured the release of over 1,100 persons held behind the
bars. They comprise of 500 inmates and over 600 on awaiting trials, those
with long detention, old age and on health grounds like HIV/AIDs et
cetera.
Governor Mukhtar Ramalan Yero said that the gesture is part
of government’s actions to decongest the prison and give life to those detained
for just a token of fine and without people to help them.
The governor who was speaking at the fifth commencement of
the state chapter of the NUJ press week appealed to NUJ to cooperate and
partner with government for people to know what it is doing.
“We have many things to do to return Kaduna State to where
it should be. We need the support of the media,” He emphasized
Pointing out that many things done in Kaduna including the
political posers about are by certain people from other Northern States who
still hold that belief that Kaduna is the capital of the North and if they do
not have it there, they have done nothing and have started nothing; “he noted.
The Governor assured that, he will put Kaduna right if he
wins in 2015, calling on the people to support the election as it is not for
Nigerians along; because “if you succeed to do it well by correcting the
anomalies of the 2011 episode, the election will be free and fair”.
He appealed that insecurity and insurgency should be taken
as national issue, calamity and concern and advised that the people eschew
inciting speeches, pointing out that those who do it do so because they do not
have hope and want trouble and always send their children out when there is
crisis.
He decried politicians and people who abuse or criticize
others for inordinate desire, recalling that Kaduna State was worst hit by the
post-presidential election violence of 2011 and appealed that such should not
be allowed to repeat again in the state.
“We should make such situation as back to sender to the
politicians because they don’t have the interest of the people at heart”,
Governor Yero noted.
He appealed to the media to report the truth and be guided
by God’s words for justice as well as the ethics of the profession, emphasizing
that “NUJ should cooperate and partner with the state government for people to
know what we are doing. You should check the weaknesses of leaders and
advise instead of castigating. Please, we appeal for support to make
Kaduna better”.
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