A renowned Islamic Scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi said the
retirement of military generals whenever there is a new government is not
ideal.
Sheikh Gumi stated this in an interview on Trust TV on
Sunday.
Recall that, at the height of banditry in the North West
during the President Muhammadu Buhari administration, Gumi played mediatory
role and brought out many Fulani armed militia from the bushes before the
project was abandoned.
The scholar said he is willing to go back and finish what he started if there is a commitment from the President Bola Tinubu administration.
Meanwhile, Gumi, a medical doctor who retired as captain in
the Nigerian Army, said the President Bola Tinubu has taken the right course in
the fight against insecurity in the country.
He stated, “They are starting from the scratch, so I think
they have the opportunity to learn and take the right course. I think that
having Nuhu Ribadu as the National Security Adviser is a positive step for us
in this area.
“However, I hope he would not be a figurehead; the security
chiefs should cooperate with him and coordinate with him.”
Gumi, however, said what was usually lacking in the previous
administrations was lack of coordination.
“Different services are also in competition; in fact, they are
jealous of one another, so they don’t cooperate and coordinate their actions. I
think we can have peace if there is coordination,” he said.
When asked, if he would accept in the event that President
Tinubu calls him to continue from where stopped, Gumi simply said, “Yes.”
He said, “You see, it is not only establishing contact, it
is about confidence. We have built a bridge of confidence, not just contact. I
think this is the time to come down and put everything on the table. But let
the approach be holistic. That is my advice to the security chiefs.
“It is not only me. I
know experts in this area who have gone and met them. We are all talking
together, we are putting a blueprint. It has to be holistic.
“We are afraid that some people may try to hijack this
project for some material gains. It has to be holistic because everybody
involved who is capable should be brought on the table.
“Emirs, religious scholars and the military should be
brought in let’s see how we can get out of this mess. The bandits should also
come in.”
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It now that you knowing that, you have here since 1999, but now coming here to complain because of your useless Fulani jihads are out of government and you I will have no support again. U can't fool us, we know what u mean.
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