Kaduna based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has tactically backed Islamic cleric Sheikh Yahya Jingir’s Muslim-Muslim ticket comment urging Muslims to support such political tickets in 2027 general elections.
Jingir’s remarks at a political event in support of Kano State youovernor Abba Kabir Yusuf, has sparked widespread condemnations.
Taking to his verified facebook page on Monday, Sheikh Gumi, while reacting said Jingir should be excused for his extreme view in politics.
Gumi said opposition parties were also not free from using religion to garner votes, warning that in a multi religious nation, religion should not be dragged into the quagmire of dirty politics.
According to Gumi, “Sheik Jingir should be excused for his extreme view in politics, he dwells in the eye of the storm of excessive bigotry against Islam. Just recently a mere Muslim VC in Plateau state is stirring controversy. On the other hand the opposition is not also free from using religion to garner votes. In a multi religious entity, religion should not be dragged into the quagmire of dirty politics” he stated.
