THE Metropolitan Archbishop of Kaduna, Matthew Ndagoso has condemned the bipolar settlements in Kaduna along religious divide.

Speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Kaduna, Ndagoso regretted that the intermittent outbreak of sectarian crises in the state was often used to justify the settlements.

Ndagoso also blamed the frequent violent outbreaks resulting from the existence of settlements based on religious grounds in Kaduna."It is unfortunate, it shouldn't be, given the availability of arms, it is dangerous to base settlements on religious factors."He, therefore, called on the Kaduna State Government and religious leaders to intervene in order to restore the state to its old status, where both

Christians and Muslims coexisted in the same residential locations.He advised the religious leaders to proffer proposals for the return of Kaduna to its metropolitan status where people lived in all parts of the city without fear of reprisal attacks.

Ndagoso chided politicians for commencing clandestine campaigns ahead of the 2011 polls, saying it showed "they have no respect for their electoral promises".

He urged Nigerian politicians to emulate the Ghana general elections, adjudged by international observers as free and fair, and organise credible elections in the country.