Sheik Ahmad Gumi, respected Islamic Cleric, says it is
easier to meet with bandits that President Muhammadu Buhari.
According to Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, spokesman of Northern
Elders’ Forum, Gumi told stakeholders in the region that he had made fruitless
efforts to meet with the president over the rising insecurity.
The cleric has been on a peace mission to stronghold of
bandits in a bid to find solution to banditry.
“Today Sheikh Dr Abubakar Gumi told Northern Peoples Summit in Kaduna how he spent months meeting bandits, and many more months on fruitless efforts to meet and advise President Buhari on how to tackle the scourge. He said it is much easier to meet bandits than meet the President,” Baba-Ahmed tweeted.
Today Sheikh Dr Abubakar Gumi told Northern Peoples Summit in Kaduna how he spent months meeting bandits, and many more months on fruitless efforts to meet and advise President Buhari on how to tackle the scourge.He said it is much easier to meet bandits than meet the President.
— Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed. (@baba_hakeem) April 7, 2021
Baba-Ahmed’s tweet sparked some reactions but the outspoken
critic of the current administration justified his post.
Tweeting @ Vincentita1, one Vincent wrote: “Gumi’s position
on ending banditry is known already. Must Gumi meet with the President directly
before offering his advise?”
To which Baba-Ahmed replied, “How can I argue with someone
who knows so much about security matters and how they can or should be handled?
All I know is that Gumi was a Colonel in the Army, and may have have stumbled
on info and ideas that will only be useful if given directly to the President.
What do I know?”
Mustapha Hadi, another Twitter user, said, “Can Dr. Ahmad
Gumi Submit his proposal to the defense minister then?”
But Baba-Ahmed responded, “Minister of Defence has no
autonomy or independence from President ,C-In-C who takes final decisions on
security policy, Sir.”
Tweeting with the account, @achamaja_irene, one Irene asked:
“Sir, my own question is, how did “Sheikh Dr” Gumi move from preaching to
Fulani herders to negotiating with bandits? Ba ku tambaye shi ba?”
And he responded: “We did. There really is not much
difference to the two roles. He was preaching to bandits, not Fulani herders.
There is a difference.”
Buhari has rejected Gumi’s recommendation of granting amnesty to bandits for peace to reign.
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