By National Pivot Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Abubakar Gumi, has launched a gut-wrenching attack at leaders in the country, saying...
By National Pivot
Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Abubakar Gumi, has launched a
gut-wrenching attack at leaders in the country, saying Buhari son's wedding was
a gathering of decorated bandits who have done much more damage to the country
compared to those in the bush.
Gumi who made the statement during a preaching session at
Sultan Bello mosque, Kaduna on Friday evening, described the hiring of private
jets to attend the wedding as a waste of public funds.
Citing example with one of the disciples of the holy Prophet
Umar bn Kattab, he said the Caliph of Islam (Umar) once took 16 dinar, which is
equivalent to N2,040,000 today, from the treasury as estacode to Hajj.
However, after he returned he (Umar) admitted to Abdallah
that they wasted public funds.
“People think only those in the bush (bandits) milk us dry,
no! Even our leaders milk us dry. Where did they get the money to hire all
these jets?” he said
“Somebody told me private jets in Nigeria were all hired for
the wedding of Buhari’s son. With your money, you can’t get a private jet
because they were all booked.
“Some people are in captivity in both the bush and cities.
Hunger is everywhere. People are facing all manner of problems, yet politicians
spent public funds on private jets.
“First it was not an obligatory religious gathering. Umar bn
Kattab went to Hajj and yet he admitted it was a waste of public funds. Here we
are, public funds were taken to hire the private jets.”
He also took a swipe at some religious leaders saying
politicians have corrupted some clergymen.
“Some of the religious leaders have become subservient to
politicians,” he declared.
“Some religious leaders cannot survive without behaving in
servile manner towards politicians.
“Politicians have spoilt the clerics. Atrocities are
committed in the country but no one can speak up.
“You are spending money to hire jets to go to wedding, while
criminals are holding people to ransom in the bush. The criminals (bandits) are
milking the people.
“Some people have never earned N1million in their life, but
bandits would demand N10million. How many people sold their houses, farms,
everything… and collected loans to pay ransom?
“People think only those in the bush (bandits) milk us dry,
no! Even our leaders milk us dry. Where did they get the money to hire all
these jets?
“In one of the states, some pictures of a dilapidated
hospital were sent to me. The roof was blown off and a patient was lying on the
bed. That governor is in Kano to attend wedding.
“How many schools were rehabilitated? The money that should
be used to cater for the people is the one they hire private jets to junket
around. Are you not also a bandit?
“We vent our anger against ourselves, other tribes. People
are left killing themselves because of poor leadership,”
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