Boko Haram has been tamed but insecurity has become worse under Buhari - Sheikh Gumi
- The “deification” of President Buhari has made it difficult for a lot of people to criticise him, Sheikh Gumi has said
- According to him, the president is not doing enough to unite the people
- He added that though Boko Haram has been tamed, insecurity has gotten worse under Buhari's government
Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, a prominent Muslim cleric, has said that things are worse under the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari than when Goodluck Jonathan was in power.
In an interview with the Punch, the fiery cleric said he knew the situation of things would be worse even before Buhari took over power.
He said there during Jonathan’s administration, there was a lot of bloodshed but there was also a lot of progress.
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“Even before Buhari came I was one of the few people that advised him that the Nigerian situation at the end of Jonathan’s regime was not the best for him. He was going to make things worse, not better.
"If you are bringing in a patient who has broken all his limbs to the hospital, the doctor will be concerned about whether his blood is circulating and not about his broken bones. The doctor will not be looking at the protruding bones but those standing by will be looking and wondering why the doctor is not concerned about the bones. The doctor is concerned about how to save the life of the patient.
“That is how Nigeria is. When you are concerned and obsessed with what can be fixed later, you are rather killing Nigeria. That is what I see in the government,” the cleric stated.
Gumi said because of the problems in Nigeria, it needs a person that can truly unify the country and not one polarising or dividing the polity. He said Nigeria needs a person who can listen and bring everybody together and also have a way of negotiating in the murky water of politics.
He said his criticism of Buhari has nothing to do with him being a northerner or a Muslim but has to do with what is in the best interest of Nigerians.
According to him, people are scared of criticising Buhari because of the fear. “The deification of Buhari has made many people to be afraid of criticising him because the next thing, you will be alleged to either be involved in murder or EFCC will be looking for you. That is why Jonathan’s record is better,” he said.
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On the issue of security, he said though Boko Haram has been tamed, insecurity has become worse.
He said: “There is no security in the country. I was told that a girl was stabbed in Kaduna recently by thugs who were trying to snatch her phone. They killed an undergraduate just because of a phone. What has Nigeria turned into? During Jonathan’s time, these things were not happening.
"Definitely, the situation now is worse. The economy is worse. Feeding is a problem; medical care is a problem. There are problems everywhere. Nigeria is down. Nobody is secure. The honest people in government have pulled out."
The cleric wondered why people are shivering because of Buhari, who according to him is just an ordinary one man in Nigeria. He added that the president is someone whose mentality cannot be changed.
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"You cannot change Buhari. He is already cast in a mentality. He believes that most Nigerians, if not all, are rascals, thieves and 419. He believes only his own circle are the good people. You cannot get across anything,” he said.
Gumi added that what he is doing is for the good of the president. “When I told Jonathan not to contest, it was for his own good. I am doing this for the good of Buhari,” he added.
In an earlier report by Legit.ng, the fiery Kaduna-based Islamic scholar, Ahmad Gumi, reportedly said he has no sympathy for any political party in Nigeria just as he insisted that the he has continued to criticise the government of President Muhammadu Buhari for alleged failure.
He denied speculations that he was sympathetic to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) adding that his criticism is based on his quest for justice in Nigeria.
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Source: Legit.ng
