May I state, however, that the content of my recent posting as clear as it is was publicized by some media outfits to deliberately mislead the public about my position? Many view it against Buhari or anendorsement for Jonathan. The records too are very clear. There is no Nigerian leader I persistently criticize and condemn like Jonathan because of the failure of his leadership to address many serious national issues and his deliberate policies against the interest of the north, but the supporters of Buhari are too blind to go through the records once he is criticized. In Nigeria today, criticizing Buhari will automatically qualify one to be a Kafir in the eyes of his supporters. They see anyone that speaks against what they believe in as a Jonathan man.The fact that there is religion in politics and politics in religion is the reason why I believe it is a duty for me to be consistent in addressing issues of public interest and to ensure that no human blood drops for the sake of anybody’s ambition, including the ambition of Jonathan and Buhari.My comments on avoiding violence during the election is not only limited to the supporters of Buhari as mischievously being insinuated but extended to the supporters of Jonathan as well. In fact that is why before the two parties held their presidential conventions I repeatedly urgedthe parties to do away with the candidatures of Jonathan and Buhari because of the potential danger of doing so. But now that they didn’t listen and produced Jonathan and Buhari, it is obvious that only one of them will eventually become president in 2015. At this point I must say, therefore, that we must prepare our minds and accept the outcome of the election as much as it is conducted under reasonable fairness. This is better than the risk of losing one human life because of the ambition of Jonathan orBuhari. If the lives are worth sacrificing whyis it that the children of Buhari and Jonathan did not participate in the electionviolence of 2011? Politicians must not deceive us to sacrifice our lives, and I believe that provoking violence is not only limited to the supporters of Jonathan or Buhari because INEC and the security agencies too if they did not conduct themselves impartially there will be danger and tendency of violence. So they must be careful as well because anything they do against the spirit of justice and fairness during the election can be costly to the nation. But the public must be patient no matter the level of provocation and injustice because at the end of it all and due to our collective prayers Allah (SWT) will provide the way out for Nigeria.I am compelled to give this additional comment because I know that there are many reasonable people that misunderstood my position because of themanner my comments are being reported. May Allah forgive our sins and guide us all.SIGNEDSheikh Dr. Ahmad Abubakar Gumi
Posted on: Thu, 25 Dec 2014 11:53:06 +0000
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