With less than a month to the declaration of Nigeria as a polio free nation, the Emir of Kanam, Alhaji Mua’azu Babangida, has raised alarm that polio cases have been discovered in Anguwan Rogo/Anguwan Rimi, all in Jos North LGA of Plateau State.

Babangida made the disclosure, while speaking with journalists in Jos, Saturday. He said, “It’s so sad that we have gotten a case just two weeks ago, in Anguwan Rogo/Anguwan Rimi communities which are densely populated Muslim communities, at a time when the Sultan of Sokoto and I are championing the crusade for this exercise to succeed.

He called for the cooperation of everyone to make the nation polio free, lamenting that, it is pathetic that it is under the Buhari led government and in Plateau in particular that a case of poliomyelitis would be discovered when Nigeria is about to be declared polio free by July, 29th, 2015.

While discarding the belief in some quarters that the vaccine was to depopulate the Muslim community he said, “No Emir or Chief would allow the administration of vaccine that is questionable on his people. It is not this life but the hereafter that we are bothered about what happens to our people.

“As leaders, we will want the best for them. I call on the people in Anguwan Rimi /Anguwan Rogo to cooperate with us to make Nigeria polio free.

On the spade of bombing during the holy month of Ramadan, the Emir urged those involved in the ugly attacks, to repent and be reunited with their communities and the nation at large, so that Islam is cleared of all allegations.

“Their actions are not Islamic as they are not in the teachings of the Prophet of Islam nor any Islamic scholar. We want to call on them to look up to God and stop these wanton destructions of lives and properties and to engage in total repentance”.

He urged the government to ensure that the issue is totally brought to an end, saying, “People have high expectations from this government and they believe that it can tackle the problem of the insurgency. We call on government to be up and doing in ensuring that it comes to an end.

“We do not have any country apart from Nigeria and nobody can claim any part of it. We should ensure total unity and cooperate with our leaders.

The Emir commended the Muslim Ummah for agreeing to come together and start the Ramadan fast at the same time; explaining that the uniformity was the outcome of the meeting of Muslim leaders in Kaduna in which some Ulammahs were selected and were asked to come up with modalities to enable both the north and south to start the fasting on the same day and everyone went by their decision.

He urged Muslims that at the end of the fasting, to abide by the decisions of their leaders so that Eid –el- Fitr is held on the same day in all parts of the country.

The Paramount ruler called on Nigerians to rally round the Muhammadu Buhari led administration for it to succeed; saying the government needs the prayer and cooperation of every Nigerian to succeed in its programmes and for the country to reap the dividend of democracy.

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There is Polio Outbreak in Jos North- Emir of Kanam