2019 poll most painful, worst election conducted in Nigeria’s history - Sheik Gumi
Ahmed Mahmud Gumi, Kadunabased Islamic Scholar, has described the last general election conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the most fraudulent election conducted in the history of Nigeria.
Gumi said that the surest way to move the country forward was to have an election that is free, fair and credible.
Gumi made the claim during courtesy by the leadership of Evangelical Bible Outreach Ministries International (EBOMI), in Kaduna on Thursday, where he said Nigerian leaders lacked requisiteknowledgetomovethe country forward.
The cleric, who was optimistic of a better Nigeria in the future, said: “Nigerian present leaders are not educated enough to solve Nigeria’s problems”.
According to him, with the present situation in the country, Nigerians are already feeling the pains of incompetent leadership.
He also called on the southern politicians, who according to him, had betrayed Nigerians by supporting incompetence to desist from deceitful politics for the betterment of the country.
“None of those southern political leaders who betrayed the Nigerian masses will get our support in the coming elections,” the Sheikh emphasised.
He further explained that the wrong selection of leaders has subjected the masses to abject poverty especially in the northern part of Nigeria.
“As a people, we must desist from deceitful politics, because, I so much believe that religion should not be a yardstick to build Nigeria”, he said.
During the visit of EBOMI to his office, the Chairman of Christians Association of Nigeria, CAN, Kaduna Chapter, Rev. Joseph John Hayab said every opportunity of his life has always been channeled towards promoting peaceful coexistence amongst the diverse groups in the state.
According to him, “In my family, we have Christians and Muslims; so, I can never be a religious bigot. In this city, I have seen good, bad and the ugly, especially during the Miss World Crisis. In the last nine years, I have been advocating for peaceful coexistence and oneness of our people.
“Those who claimed to love Kaduna more than some of us, where were they during these years that crisis nearly consumed the people?” he asked.
Hayab, who commended the delegation of EBOMI, promised not to relent in promoting peace and always stand by the truth.
In his remarks, the President of EBOMI, Prophet Isa El-buba said the situation in the north is pathetic and mind blowing, hence, the need for urgent attention to tackle the scourge.