Sokoto cleric knocks Tinubu’s record, says North not benefiting from 2023 Muslim-Muslim ticket strategy

 

A respected Islamic scholar based in Sokoto, Professor Mansur Ibrahim Sokoto, has alleged that President Bola  Tinubu has sidelined Muslims after benefiting from their support to win the 2023 presidential election.

The cleric made the remarks on Friday while delivering his Eid sermon in Sokoto, where he argued that the Muslim-Muslim ticket adopted during the election was primarily a tactic to secure victory.

He further claimed that both Muslims and the northern region have yet to see meaningful gains from the current administration.

According to him, “Tinubu won the election in 2023 using the Muslim-Muslim ticket, but presently Muslims are suffering under him. He is not after Muslims or Islam.

“The northern region which is predominantly Muslim is not his priority either. What he is only after is Lagos, and even in Lagos, his allies are the Christians,” Professor Ibrahim.

He also advised fellow Islamic clerics to avoid mobilising support for the president in future elections based on religious considerations, stressing the need to focus instead on measurable performance.

The scholar maintained that Nigerians should only rally behind the president if there is clear progress in key sectors such as education, healthcare, agriculture, business, the economy, and electricity supply.

“Whosoever will campaign for Tinubu should tell us what he did for us. But if there is nothing to campaign for him with, we should be allowed to try other candidates, maybe we can get relief,” he added.

Attempts to obtain a response from the Presidency were unsuccessful as of press time, with calls and messages sent to presidential spokespersons yet to receive a reply.

(DAILY TRUST)