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Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi has explained that the emergence of the Labour party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi has brought relative peace to the South-East, saying that the agitation and activities of the Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB) are highly political.
Gumi made this statement via his Facebook page on Monday.
The cleric also took a swipe at those agitating for the Oduduwa nation, adding that their activities have slowed down following the emergence of a Yoruba person as the flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu.
The statement reads partly, “The IPOB rhetoric and loud voice of Biafra agitations have muffled out with the emergence of Peter Obi as the Labor Party presidential candidate. To them, Igbos have a platform. It’s clear now that the entire IPOB outcry was a political gimmick to get power.
“The Oduduwa clamours have abated also since Tinubu has clinched the APC ticket never to resurface again until probably if he didn’t win the race.
“Northern Ultra conservatives too have no mouth to speak of marginalization or suppression of representation, the NNPP kwankwaso has satisfied that segment of the society. No more claims of candidate suppression and manipulation.”
According to him, the major problem of the country now is whether the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, “will conduct free, fair, and transparent elections” in 2023.
Ahmad Abubakar Gumi is an Islamic cleric, scholar and former military officer with the rank of captain in the Nigeria Defence Academy.
He is the current Mufti and mufassir at the Kaduna central mosque, Sultan Bello.