Please allow me to seek clarification from our Muslim brothers on the position of Islam on the state of health of a leader.

Recntly,a renowned statesman,Alhaji Maitama Sule and the vocal Muslim organisation NACOMYO took exception to the calls by some Nigerians on President Yar'Adua to resign his appointment.They urged that we should preoccupy ourselves with prayers to Allah,the greatest physician to restore his health.They said it is inhuman to ask the president to resign at this time.

I would like to know the position of Islam on his state of health because I have been reliably informed that in Islam you cannot become a Chief Imam if you are physically deformed in anyway,not married,impotent,childless and terminally ill so that you cannot lead prayers.Will these strict conditions apply to our leaders like the President,Governors and the Chief Justice of the Federation?

Yar'Adua should resign and let able bodies people take over. He cannot continue to hold the country hostage with his incompetency.

Nigeria is a secular country not an another Saudi Arabia