Kaduna State Governor-elect Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai yesterday thanked the people for voting for the All Progressives Congress (APC).
He appealed to them to shun all forms of manipulations of religion and ethnicity.
He said what the state needs is good governance and genuine development.
El-Rufai, in a statement by his spokesman, Samuel Aruwan, said he is determined to work with residents to restore the state’s glory.
According to him, “Our good people of Kaduna State, we are again grateful for the mandate you gave us on April 11.
“I am begging you in the name of Almighty God to live in peace and work together for a new Kaduna State.
“Let’s all strategise for a better state where peace, unity and development would abound by sowing positive seeds in the minds of our children, create a better state for them and the coming generation by building for them a stronger Kaduna State.”
Insisting that manipulators of religion don’t mean good, El-Rufai added that, “I will continue to say it, those deceiving our citizens using religion and ethnicity don’t mean well; they are dangerous and they retard our progress as a people bound together by God.
“We must mobilise our people to stand up for the common good. I will reiterate again, that the APC led government in Kaduna state will be a responsible and responsive government.
“We will treat our citizens with dignity and the fear of God. We will treat people equally without any recourse to religion, or ethnic and political inclinations.
“We are conscious of the burden God gave us and we will not let you down. We ask for your prayers, support and cooperation for a better Kaduna State.”