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Yoruba Muslims endangered species in Tinubu’s administration, says Islamic scholar

The President got Muslim-Muslim votes but he is running a Christian-Christian administration. It is enjoyment galore for Christians who now have the opportunity to fix their children in strategic MDAs of government.
Muslim News Nigeria by Muslim News Nigeria October 22, 2023
Yoruba Muslims endangered species in Tinubu’s administration, says Islamic scholar
President Tinubu

• Condemns continued political exclusion, “Bourdillonisation’, ‘Redeemednization’ of government

• Says Muslims ‘voted for President, Christians reaping benefits’

Top Muslim scholar and Chairman, Oyo State Muslim Community, Alhaji Kunle Sanni, has described Yoruba Muslims as the endangered species in the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu led-administration


Alhaji Sanni made this statement in a 26-minute video clip obtained by Muslim News on Friday, where he berated the exclusion of Yoruba Muslims from critical political appointments despite their contributions to the electoral success of President Tinubu.

He said, ‘During the election, myself, the Supreme Council for Shari’ah, Izalah, Yoruba Muslim intellectuals, concerned Muslim organisations, among others, went out of our way to campaign for Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. This was because he was under serious attack from non-Muslims who believed that a Muslim-Muslim ticket would enslave the Christians in Nigeria and put them at the back of all the activities in the country, politically, administratively, financially and otherwise.

“People like us felt that the only reason Tinubu was under such barrage of attacks was because he carries the name Ahmed. He has never been known to be a Muslim activist or a bigot or a fundamentalist. We knew that his coming out with the Muslim-Muslim ticket was just a kind of political calculation being a true follower of Chief M.K.O Abiola who had attempted a similar arrangement considering what Nigeria is.”

President Tinubu came under serious attack of Christians, especially the Yoruba Christians, after he made his choice of running mate, Kashim Shettima — a Kanuri Muslim from Borno State — known in the run-up to the 2023 general elections.


Alhaji Sanni
Muslim News reports that apart from vilifying him, majority of Yoruba Christians also went ahead to vote against him during the election leading to his loss in traditional Yoruba states, including his stronghold Lagos State.

With the resilient support of Yoruba Muslims and their northern counterparts, Tinubu coasted to victory and was sworn in as the successor of former President Muhammadu Buhari despite the issues generated by the Muslim-Muslim ticket.


In his video, which was released on Friday at a time a delegation of Muslim Ummah of South West Nigeria (MUSWEN) visited President Tinubu in State House, Abuja, Alhaji Sanni said what the Muslim-Muslim ticket and its outcome indicated was that Muslims are in the overwhelming majority in Nigeria.

“Apart from the fact that Tinubu came out with a Muslim-Muslim ticket, we had some other prominent Muslims like Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Alhaji Rabiu Kwankwaso in the race. Even, Abdullateef Kola Abiola also contested.

In spite of having so many Muslims, with at least three leading candidates contesting against one Christian, Peter Obi, a Muslim still won the election. That has been resolved because it happened before in 1993 when Chief Abiola also dusted the election, having contested against Alhaji Tofa, another Muslim. He was still able to defeat the only Christian candidate at that time,” he said.

Alhaji Sanni further said that he had maintained reservation about President Tinubu’s first set of appointments because he felt that he was simply rewarding his boys who have been close to him for decades.


“When appointments were being made and complaints came from Yoruba Muslims because there were few Muslims and many Christians, we thought that what was being unveiled was the appointment of those that were very close to Asiwaju. So, we told our people that these are Bourdillon boys. And for Tinubu as we knew him, that was going to be irrespective of state, religion or tribe. They were just his boys and they should be allowed to be put in positions of authority. It has nothing to do with Yorubanisation. We say in unmistakable terms that it is Bourdillonisation. And we should allow them,” he said.

He, however, lamented the turn of events as the skewed appointments continued unabated, and tilted towards the Redeemed Church faction of Christians.

The Yoruba Muslim stakeholder said it was the antics of two cabals in the Tinubu administration who are card-carrying members of the Redeemed Church.

“But before we could say Jack Robinson, it turned into a deep mess when the appointees happen to be prominent Christians. They were not only prominent Christians, but also prominent members of the Redeemed Church and even pastors of the Redeemed Church.

These appointments point to the president’s wife and his son, Seyi Tinubu, who are loyal members of Redeemed Church.

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is a member and pastor of the Redeemed Church. The Yoruba Muslims are becoming endangered species under the Muslim-Muslim ticket as it has metamorphosed to a Christian government.

“I need to mention some of them that give us concerns about the fate of Muslims in the south. The Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Zaccheus Adedibu Adedeji; National Commissioner of the Nigeria Data Protection Commission Dr. Vincent Olatunji; Director General of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) Engr. Abisoye Odusote; Chairman Tax Reform Committee, Mr Taiwo Oyedele; Economic Adviser to the President, Mr Tope Fasua; Chief Executive Officer of the Bank of Industry, Mr Olasupo Olusi; to mention but a few of the appointments that have been made with virtually all being Christians and majority of them members of the Redeemed Church.

It is more or less a Redeemed Church administration if we are to consider the appointees from Yorubaland. People now say it is probably better to expand the size of the church in Aso Rock and reduce the size of the mosque or even close it down entirely.


“Would it be a fallacy to say that Muslims are now endangered species in this administration?


“The President got Muslim-Muslim votes but he is running a Christian-Christian administration. It is enjoyment galore for Christians who now have the opportunity to fix their children in strategic MDAs of government.

“In the days of Buhari, the rumor mill had it that the cabals were many. But today, we now have a woman and a man as the cabal in this administration. The government of Buhari had a Pastor Yemi Osinbajo as vice president, so it was not strange that a lot of Redeemed Church members got appointment. But it was not as total as what we are having now in this administration.”

Alhaji Sanni said it would be wrong to keep quiet while accusing fingers are being pointed to him and his colleagues who tried as much as possible to support the Tinubu administration when it was in the incubator.

He also queried if Muslims in northern Nigeria are happy with the administration of President Tinubu, considering the trend of his appointments favouring Yoruba Christians mostly.

Alhaji Sanni noted that Muslims in the north hold the key to the electoral victory of Nigeria’s President whether it is liked or not.

He cited the ill-treatment meted out to former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, noting there are feelers that it was a strategy to clip his wings ahead of 2027.

“The former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, one of the most brilliant and cerebral politicians of the northern stock, was thrown overboard for what people think is his profile getting richer. Right or wrong, this is the belief in the political circle. A 2027 strategy they say was to put people like El-Rufai aside because he was supposed to fix the power. But if he is becoming too powerful in power, it is better he is not allowed to restore the power, one of the greatest problems we have in this country.

“If El-Rufai played the most strategic role in bringing Asiwaju to power, should he be rewarded with being thrown overboard? Is that not an act of ingratitude? People in the north are crying Yorubanisation, but it is actually Christianisation. We knew that if the Christians were not satisfied, they would have cried to high heavens. But they have shown to be happy with the government.”

Alhaji Sanni appealed to the president to immediately correct his highly lopsided appointments, noting that any politician that ignores the Muslims does so at his own peril.

“Muslims are not asking that he should be unjust to non-Muslims. Muslims are at least 65 percent of the population of this country. But if we get 50 percent appointment, we are okay. We are never Oliver Twist. A politician ignores the Muslims at his own peril.”

Akwamkpuruamu:
Ride on Israel. We stand with u.

Muslims are more than Christians in Israel yet Hamas no send, he was killing anyone he saw on 7th October. I don't know why Muslims are supporting the killing of their fellow Muslims in Israel

SmartPolician:
America cannot afford to fail because she is a constant reminder that millions of people from different races can come together and build a progressive country.

But for tribalism, ignorance and religious fanaticism, Peter Obi could have built our own America.

Happy birthday to the United States of America, the world's most powerful country!

Supremos:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJ1IfnRyFvw


Notice those guys are speaking Owerri dialect of Igbo fluently, but non is Igbo. They are all Northerners born and brought up in Imo state. One said in one of his videos I watched that his great grand fathers have lived in Imo state for decades

Sagtop:
The WTO DG, Mrs Ngozi Okonjo Iweala was in Nigeria to cast her vote and left the Country the next day. She is yet to congratulate the President Elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu As Declared By INEC.

A quick check on her twitter page shows her previous support for Peter Obi when he visited her in her office last september

Is this connected to her closeness to Former President Olusegun Obasanjo & Peter Obi? A Quick check on her twitter page showed when he hosted OBI in her Office in September last year.

Check her twitter page screenshot below

FreeStuffsNG:
Awon Agulu results.

Same widespread rigging happened in Anambra state and such massively rigged fraudent Agulu results are all from Igboland!
They will be exposed in the court as electoral fraudsters and reported to the US, UK and E U

EmeeNaka:
There is no law that mandate an agent of party to vote for the same Party. Governor Wike of PDP voted for APC and even rigged election for APC favor.

Moh247:
So atleast two APC agents and two PDP agent never voted for their party and signed the monitoring form

KingsCity:
Of course they know they got zero, so why won't they sign?

There Is a polling unit in Ebonyi state where 100% of Accredited voters voted for LP only including APGA & APC party agents and they also signed it.

A quick check on the INEC server confirmed it as being real, But the same LP followers are saying that Tinubu/APC rigged.

Check the Polling Result Below and tell us if this isn't rigged

Antoeni:
GENUINE POPULATION STATISTICS OF CHRISTIANS & MUSLIMS IN NORTHERN NIGERIA BY GEO-POLITICAL ZONES

1) NORTH-EAST:
Adamawa State: 60% Christians 40% Muslims.

Taraba State: 75% Christians 25% Muslims

Gombe State: 45% Christians 55% Muslims

Borno State: 30% Christians 70% Muslims

Bauchi State: 30% Christians 70% Muslims

Yobe State: 25% Christians 75% Muslims

2) NORTH-CENTRAL
Benue State: 95% Christians 5% Muslims

Plateau State: 90% Christians 10% Muslims

Nasarawa State: 70% Christians 10% Muslims 20% Traditional

Kogi state 60% Christians 40% Muslims

Kwara State: 40% Christians 60% Muslims

Niger State: 40% Christians 30% Muslims 30% Traditional

3) NORTH-WEST:
Kano State: 25% Christians 75% Muslims

Jigawa State: 15% Christians 85% Muslims

Katsina State: 30% Christians 70% Muslims

Sokoto State: 10% Christians 90% Muslims

Zamfara State 20% Christians 80% Muslims

Kebbi State 30% Christians 60% Muslims 10% Traditional

Kaduna State: 55% Christians 45% Muslims

PrinceOfLagos:
Baba wey Mumu , did you pay with your own money abi with government money ?

Peter Obi gave scholarships to indigine and non indigine of Anambra state when he was governor and he's not making noise about it

StrongAlphMale:
That's what I'm talking about.

Remove religion remove ethnicity

Tell me one reason to vote for tinubu or Atiku over Obi.

Just one, I'm waiting

mrvitalis:
Igbos voted Obasanjo

Penguin2:
Giwa?

Even the name sounds Islamic.

And look at his forehead very well and you will see mark of head slamming.

These are some of the idiots that will never outgrow ethnic and primordial sentiments even if you deep them seven times in River Jordan.

He’s definitely part of the “Igbo man will never rule Nigeria” crew that would rather see Nigeria burn to ashes than to see it saved by an Igbo man.

Onye ala!

MufasaLion:
I think that's nice. It will make it easier for the locals to read.

Starcrest1:
You be mugu. How do you want to balance it or do you want a Muslim Governor in Delta or Plateau, go and install him naa.

What's wrong with these people sef? They want to balance equation yet they killed Patrick Yakowa of Kaduna state and rejoiced over it. Muslims are minority in Nigeria and will remain so, if you like be looking for where to do wheel balancing...... akuya.