Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani has painted a picture of what could happen when Islamic groups in the North start creating political departments.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Sani made this known in reaction to reports of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) creating a political department and a recent call by Bola Ahmed Tinubu for Islamic groups to do the same.
Recall that the acclaimed National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) had urged the Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria to create a department of political affairs ahead of the 2023 general elections.
Tinubu made the call at the Annual National Conference and Pre-Ramadan meeting of the Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria (SCSN) which was held in Osogbo, Osun State capital.
According to him, the move to establish a political wing among them, would help to mobilize support for the faithful who are vying for different political positions.
Reacting, Shehu Sani who kicked against the idea, said once religious groups in the North create a political department, it will be a breeding unit for fanatical religiously-crafted political ideas in pursuit of a theocratic State.
He wrote on Twitter, “Once religious groups in the North begins to set up political departments, it’s not just going to be ‘a department’ like in the RCCG, it’s going to be a breeding unit for fanatical religiously-crafted political ideas in pursuit of a theocratic State. Abeg, let the sleeping Lion lie.”
Once religious groups in the North begins to set up political departments,it’s not just going to be ‘a department’ like in the RCCG,it’s going to be a breeding unit for fanatical religiously crafted political ideas in pursuit of a theocratic state.Abeg,Let the sleeping Lion lie.
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— Senator Shehu Sani (@ShehuSani) March 20, 2022