An Islamic cleric and nationwide chief of Council of Quranic Reciters of Nigeria, Sheikh Gwani Yusuf Hamza Yusuf (Abu Abdulmajid), has referred to as on Kwara state governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, to finish what he referred to as the “persistent victimisation and harassment” of former Senate President Bukola Saraki and his allies.
Talking via a press assertion in Abuja Saturday, the cleric mentioned the political feud in Kwara state has change into a distraction whereas the North grapples with {economic} and safety challenges.
Gwani Yusuf mentioned actions by state authorities, together with a current resolution to arraign Saraki and associates earlier than the Kwara State Excessive Court docket over the 2018 Offa Theft incident on June 4, amounted to political witch-hunts.
“What we’re witnessing in Kwara as we speak will not be accountability; it’s victimisation and harassment of a distinguished northern son,” he mentioned.
“The governor should rise above private politics and govern for all Kwarans as a result of every little thing in life is a matter time.”
The Islamic cleric famous that the continued political rift in Kwara State was hurting the North’s collective pursuits forward of 2027 elections.
“The North can not afford to be seen cannibalising its personal leaders whereas we ask different areas to respect our political energy. Unity will not be a slogan; it’s technique,” Sheikh Gwani Yusuf mentioned.
“All of us have to construct bridges, not burn them within the curiosity of 1 united and affluent Northern Nigeria.”