Don’t swear in El-Rufai as minister – Islamic clerics tell Tinubu….say his nomination injustice

From Paul Orude Bauchi

The Coalition of Quranic memorisers and reciters has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu not to swear in former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufa’I as minister in the interest of justice, fairness, peace and stability of the country.

Addressing journalists in Bauchi, Sheikh Sidi Aliyu Sise Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi argued that the nomination of El’Rufai and his screening by the National Assembly was injustice to Qur’anic memorisers and reciters.

“Now the ball is in the court of Mr President, as Nigerian leader, he should look in to the country with the eyes of Justice, he should look in to the plight of the oppressed, not to succumb to pressure to swear in Elrufa’i a man who oppressed Almajirai under his leadership when he was a governor and appoint him.as minister,” Maulana Sheikh Sidi Ali said.

“We demand for justice as a result of injustice, harassment, trauma, and difficulties encountered by our disciples, teachers and many Qur’anic Scholars, when he evacuated our innocent pupils from the House of Maulana Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi in Kaduna to unknown destination.

“We we want to know our offence, that is why we demand for justice from the federal Government because swearing in Elrufa’i as minister, we will take it that you are in support of the injustice we suffered in his hand when he was a Governor of Kaduna”

He maintained that President Tinubu should tread with caution and not to swear in unjust politicians with questionable character into his cabinet.

“Now that Elrufa’i is out of office, we demand for justice rather than for the government to contemplate making him a minister,” he said.

“Any government that prides itself on carrying all along with justice and fairness should not be seen to patronise the likes of the former governor of Kaduna State.

“We hope that President Tinubu will come out clean on the El-Rufai issue, by ensuring justice to the people he oppressed when he was a Governor, at that time he has immunity , and we don’t want to heat the tension in the interest of peace considering the large followers of Maulana Sheikh”

Sheikh Sidi Ali urged muslims Governors to renovate the 100 Tsangaya Model schools built by former President Goodluck Jonathan in northern Nigeria and hand them back to Quranic clerics in their states, because states failed to manage the schools properly”

He said the Tsangaya Model Schools are now in deplorable conditions, with dilapidated structures, adding that since government cannot maintain the schools, they should be renovated and handed them back to their owners, whom the schools were built because of them to learn the Quran and western education.