By KEMI KASUMU
Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has called on candidate of opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, to congratulate the winner of the February 25, 2023, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as affirmed by the Supreme Court of Nigeria in Abuja on Thursday.
The DEFENDER reports that MURIC made this call in a statement issued dated Thursday 26th October, 2023 by its Executive Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola, following the apex court’s judgment delivery, imploring Alhaji Abubakar to display Islamic brotherhood and political maturity by congratulating the winner.
According to MURIC, politics is over. The legal fireworks have come to an end with the final pronouncement of the Supreme Court. But we have a country to build and the time to do it is now.
“Both of you are Muslims and that is important to MURIC. First and foremost, you were both Muslims before becoming politicians. You must now join hands to heal wounds, to build bridges and to allay fears”, the statement said.
Referring the two political gladiators to the Glorious Qur’an, the group continued, “Allah wants Muslims to cooperate for the good of humanity, the advancement of homo sapiens and the fear of Allah. He warned us against coming together to commit sin and to transgress (Qur’an 5:2).”
