*Urges awareness to produce Muslim President 2023
*As investigations reveal anti-Osinbajo presidency behind Redeem Church memo
*MURIC at picnic rejects creation of directorate of politics in worship centres
By OUR REPORTER
Former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has charged Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria (SCCN) to create department of political affairs to create political awareness among faithfuls, towards producing a Muslim President in 2023.
Speaking at the Annual National Conference and Pre-Ramadan meeting of the SCSN, held at GMT Hotel, Osogbo, Osun State, Tinubu said Muslims cannot afford to be left behind in political participation nationwide.
While soliciting the congregation’s support towards realising his presidential bid, Tinubu, who was represented by the Asiwaju Musulumi of Yorubaland, Edo and Delta States, Chief Tunde Badmus, stressed the need to ensure that muslims, like other groups must ensure that followers participate in the country’s political process effectively.
Tinubu’s statement will be the first in nearly a month after the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG)’s inter-church memo directing each of its branches to create a Directorate of Politics to produced Christian President in 2023. The DEFENDER’s investigations, however, blamed the Redeem memo on anti-Osinbajo 2023 presidential project being the church memo.
This online newspaper, in its report of Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC)’s picnic Sunday March 13, 2022 dedicated to showcasing the Buhari Train of Lagos-Ibadan rail line achievement, had said the group’s Director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola had rejected and refused to toe the line of Redeem Church about creation of Directorate of Politics in worship centre. He, however, said what Muslims would do is become aware of the need for them to see participation in politics as their civic responsibility as, according to him, if they are not there those who are enemies of their faith would use their non-participation to persecute them.
On Saturday, Tinubut said: “Other religious groups have commenced political sensitisation by creating political departments or directorate among themselves to promote their own. You should create a political wing among yourself so that it will further gear your participation in politics, it will be a good platform to support your brothers who are vying for political positions.
“There is a need for us to act toward our prayers, the emergence of a good leader but we need to partake in political activities. Almighty Allah answers our prayer through our actions so while praying let us act towards it.
