Northern Nigerian Muslims have come under fire from criticand academic, Prof. Pius Adesanmi, for allegedly practising a retrogressive brand of Islam as opposed to the progressive brand practised elsewhere in the world.
Adesanmi, a Professor of English at Carleton University,Canada, wondered how this could be happening in a region that boasts first class brains such as Central bank Governor Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, former FCT Minister Nasir El Rufai,
former EFCC Chairman Nuhu Ribadu, and rights activist
Shehu Sani.
Adesanmi, who poured out his mind on his Facebook wall,drew attention to the technological wonders taking place in Muslim countries in the Middle East whereas the unprogressive brand of Islam practised in Northern Nigeria has made the region to “harbour the world’s worst indices of poverty, backwardness, and underdevelopment.”Said Prof. Adesanmi: “You go to Dubai, Kuwait City, and the
cities of Saudi Arabia and you see hypermodernity at work.You see futuristic architectural marvels. You see art meeting genius and invention in the planning and ordering of cities. You hear the loudest possible statement of the fact that Islam and modernity are not enemies – at least as far as the conceptualization of the cities of the future is concerned. You read frequently about the marvels that Qatar intends to unleash on the world when she hosts the World Cup in 2022. Qatar is unleashing all kinds of futuristic stadia and buildings which are expanding the borders of
human imagination. All over the oil states in the Gulf, the
guys making the West pant in an attempt to catch up with the hypermodernity of the oil states are in their 20s, 30s, and 40s. Proud, cosmopolitan Moslems, they return from Yale, Princeton, Harvard, Columbia, Stanford, Oxbridge, and LSE to take the Gulf States into the 22nd century ahead of the rest of us. Tokyo pants, out of breath, trying to catch up
with Dubai’s hypermodernity. Indonesia, the world’s most
populous Moslem nation, is also rapidly hypermodernizing.
Then, in the name of the same Islam, some idiots in the political elite whose warrens in Northern Nigeria harbour the world’s worst indices of poverty backwardness, and
underdevelopment are breaking beer bottles and building mosques and madrassas with the same oil money in the 21st century. We must ask them: just what sort of Islam are you practicing that is superior to that of the House of Saud?
You can’t help feeling that powerful, cosmopolitan, and first class minds such as we have in Nasir El Rufai, Nuhu
Ribadu, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, Shehu Sani, etc, have failed.How can such stellar cerebral minds be there and we don’tfeel the collective impact of their presence on any kind of governance vision for the North? Where is the infusion of their thought into the vision of their society? What sort of
advice are they giving the premedieval breakers of bottles and the builders of mosques with Federal allocation? How can these guys be there and the she-goat is left to suffer the pains of parturition before their very before? Are they not collectively embarrassed by what passes for progress and development in the minds of the political leaders of that region? El Rufai and Ribadu are frequent callers in Dubai.
What do they tell their friends in the local Dubai elite at
dinner table whenever those guys begin to talk about the
next phase of development plans for Dubai with their oil
money? Do they behave like the toad who changes the topic whenever dinner conversation begins to praise animals with tails?
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Nawa no comment

Most of those guys mentioned are preoccupied with scheming to bring down the Jonathan govt to give a damn about the systematic retrogression of the entire Northern Nigeria. * Very Sad*

I reserve my comment.

See reasoning! This man dey think shaa.

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Prof don't expect a sheep give birth to a lion,for it started right frm their forefathers

Were are all the regular commentators on nairaland? Were are d so called progressive minds and critics as well! I expected topic like this to get to its 100 page but sadly most commentators are shying away from this topic because it wasn't abt d federal government nor about pdp but germane questions which is based on logic!

Will be following this thread! I also expect logical response from these elites from the north whose names are mentioned here! I hope they don't start attacking the personality of the person in question rather than
Providing answers to the questions raised!

Well said Professor...........

These Northerners need good education and orientation. They are backward in every aspects of life. The educated Muslims among them should spread the power of education. It is very hard to find well educated Northerner but when you eventually find one, you are amazed by level of their awareness and tolerance.

ckkris: Sanusi L Sanusi is a foremost jihadist.

Some of you just say sh1t to satisfy your ego. Tell us what makes Sanusi a "foremost jihadist". What an id1ot you are!

It's not just a northern problem, but a reflective indictment of Nigeria's elites. The backwardness might be more visible in the North, but where is Dubai, Abu- Dabi or Riyadh in our southern oil cities of Port Harcourt, Uyo and Warri?
We have been lacking pragmatic political leaders in Nigeria since independence, especially at the centre.

sincerenigerian:


Some of you just say sh1t to satisfy your ego. Tell us what makes Sanusi a "foremost jihadist". What an id1ot you are!

Who beheaded Gideon Akaluka in Kano?

The foolish Prof blames Islam for the backwardness of the North, then I wonder if he'll blame Christianity for the under-development and large scale poverty and illiteracy in Bayelsa state...

ckkris: Who beheaded Gideon Akaluka in Kano?

Tell us who did? Was the person Lamido?

malc619: The foolish Prof blames Islam for the backwardness of the North, then I wonder if he'll blame Christianity for the under-development and large scale poverty and illiteracy in Bayelsa state...

The Professor did not blame Islam for the backwardness in the North. As a matter of fact, the Professor praised Islam. Read the write-up again but read it slowly the second time.

malc619: The foolish Prof blames Islam for the backwardness of the North, then I wonder if he'll blame Christianity for the under-development and large scale poverty and illiteracy in Bayelsa state...

Here lies the problem - Denial! Prof Adesanmi doesnt blame Islam, he blames the 'brand' of 'primitive and retrogressive' Islam being embraced in Northern Nigeria. The brand of Islam that still encourages the al majiri system, discourages immunization because everything from the West should be seen as perverse and encourages smashing of bottles of beer in predominant Christian areas. That brand of Islam my friend is what the professor blames for the backwardness of the North especially when contrasted with your ultra Islamic contemporaries in Dubai, Saudi Arabia etc as referenced by the Professor. If you learn to think clearly and critically I'll bet you'd realize you're the foolish one here.

sincerenigerian:

Tell us who did? Was the person Lamido?

Off topic, are you so insecure that you cant post using your own username? Do you have no shame?

Will read later

make aboki turn north to qatar nd dubai or afghanistan and pakistan and somali....... I didnt get the questiin very well......

wesley80: Off topic, are you so insecure that you cant post using your own username? Do you have no shame?

They assume that as they successfully deceive their Hausa followers, they may also successfully transfer/impose such deception upon Nigerians generally.

lincolnj88: make aboki turn north to qatar nd dubai or afghanistan and pakistan and somali....... I didnt get the questiin very well......

Make dem no de use Sharia de keep their people in subjection to themselves. Make dem de build plenty school so that the talakawa go de fit ask question, no be only to de dead die, for the sake of Alhaji wey send them

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https://www.nairaland.com/654729/did-gideon-akaluka-really-desecrate

Dis man dey paara! But all wetin hin yarn na true. Sometimes I wonder why our northern elders no dey reason beyond dem nose dem. I just tire for their matter walahi.

He forgot to ask what brand of Christianity is being practiced in states like Ebonyi, Bayelsa, Cross er, Anambra, Imo, Aba that is not being practiced in USA, Venezuela, Norway, Sweden, Canada etc..

I hate hypocrisy with disgust! This prof sits his dumb asss in Canada and have the guts to talk?

Mehn shut up professor!! Let's see what brand of Christianity is being practiced in East West and South of the country that is not practiced in USA, Sweden, Norway, Venezuela etc..

Fuckiing paid hack talking like he is an intellectual. Granted that Sanusi is just a too fanatical to embrace modernity which may topple his chances of emir or whatever, Sanusi has contributed to Nigeria more than this loud mouthed fake intellectual prof. Who da fuk is he?

A prof in English? lmao!!!! Negro please!! The problem is nation wide and the iddiotic prof is suppose to ask what brand of Xtianity and Islam re Nigerians practicing that is not practiced elsewhere in the world. He didnt mention Yoruba Muslim states and others.

If he is so smart, why are his ideologies not reflected in Nigerian society? Oh yeah bittchh nigga took the easy way out and became a Canadian instead of fighting for change in Nigeria.

We don't need your opinion prof, stay in Canada and die a foreigner! foool

The Professor has asked some pertinent questions, the Northern elites need to do something about the state of affairs in the North, yes they are Nigerians and should be concerned about the whole of Nigeria, but, charity begins at home. The south should also take heed, we can not compare what we have in the south to those places mentioned by the Prof. we have our own vices that we need to take care of, in short, Nigeria needs capable leaders.

The right question this lazy minded prof should be asking is:

[size=17pt] What brand of Islam and Christianity are Nigerians practicing that is not practiced elsewhere in the world[/size]

I hate lazy minded hypocrites and wak ppl!!

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Inasmuchas I would want to agree with Prof, those few persons mentioned are still struggling to have a say in the North. The real Northern stakeholders are illiterates, so what kind of impact do you want them to have on the abokis. You give what you have, not what you don't have. What can 1million Buharis teach Almajiris who sheepishly follow him?

[size=19pt] Hypocrites will ignore than non development, illiteracy, lack of infrastructure and many social ills are nationwide but will be quick to beam the light on the North and Muslims! cure your ignornce people[/size]

0lumide: He forgot to ask what brand of Christianity is being practiced in states like Ebonyi, Bayelsa, Cross er, Anambra, Imo, Aba that is not being practiced in USA, Venezuela, Norway, Sweden, Canada etc..

I hate hypocrisy with disgust! This prof sits his dumb asss in Canada and have the guts to talk?

Mehn shut up professor!! Let's see what brand of Christianity is being practiced in East West and South of the country that is not practiced in USA, Sweden, Norway, Venezuela etc..

Fuckiing paid hack talking like he is an intellectual. Granted that Sanusi is just a too fanatical to embrace modernity which may topple his chances of emir or whatever, Sanusi has contributed to Nigeria more than this loud mouthed fake intellectual prof. Who da fuk is he?

A prof in English? lmao!!!! Negro please!! The problem is nation wide and the iddiotic prof is suppose to ask what brand of Xtianity and Islam re Nigerians practicing that is not practiced elsewhere in the world. He didnt mention Yoruba Muslim states and others.

If he is so smart, why are his ideologies not reflected in Nigerian society? Oh yeah bittchh nigga took the easy way out and became a Canadian instead of fighting for change in Nigeria.

We don't need your opinion prof, stay in Canada and die a foreigner! foool

sharap truth be told
the hole country is suffering but the not is in the state of calamity,tell your self the truth and stop living in denial