Renowned Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Abubakar Gumi, has made a striking declaration, asserting that the Tinubu administration has aspirations for an extended eight-year rule, and he vehemently opposes their pursuit.
In a widely circulated video, Sheikh Gumi refrained from explicitly mentioning the president’s name but left no room for doubt that he was addressing Bola Tinubu.
The cleric took aim at the Muslim-Muslim ticket within the All Progressives Congress (APC), characterising it as a platform supported by insincere and untrustworthy individuals.
Gumi raised allegations concerning the command and control dynamics within the defence ministry. Despite northerners holding key positions, he alleged that the actual authority lay in the hands of southerners.
The Sheikh directed criticism at Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), describing him in rather strong terms as “satanic.”
“The Minister of the FCT is a Satanic person; I said it before when he was appointed and some people were grumbling. He has gone and brought the Israeli Ambassador; that’s what someone sent and I have yet to watch it. I am not sure. But what is confirmed is that he said they will collaborate with the Israelis on Abuja’s security issues. Abuja will now become like Tel Aviv and when they see anyone with a beard like us, they will say it is Bin Laden; go and kill him.
“Where are those who worked for the Muslim-Muslim ticket? Hypocrites and worthless people. Abuja is becoming an extension of Tel Aviv and security is the bastion of the people. Have you not heard the silence? They know what they are doing. One Miyetti Allah leader came and told me that if they come to me with a proposal of negotiation with bandits, I should not be part of it, that I should leave it alone.
“It is a decoy. Muslims are the heads of the Ministry of Defence; what significance is it? The real people in charge of command and control—those holding the guns and shooting—are we the ones? We are not the ones; they are playing us. There is an agenda. All means of money and economic power have been hijacked by them; they are planning to deceive us for four years and get eight years. They will not, Insha Allah.
“I want to tell you, there is no way Northerners doing their legitimate business will get one billion naira. Our rich people cannot get anything except those they trust. They only trust them because they are doing what they want. Anyone whose loyalty they are not sure of will crush him in a few months.” he added
