Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. Yekeen Nabena has described attack on the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike as “unwarranted” calling on the Presidency and security agents in the country to rein in Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi over his recent outburst.
Gumi in a sermon he posted on his official Facebook page, had labelled the FCT Minister as “Satan” for receiving the Israeli Ambassador to Nigeria, Michael Freeman in his office. The cleric in the sermon also asserted that President Tinubu would be stopped from serving for eight years.
Reacting to the viral video in a statement on Sunday, Honourable Nabena asked the Presidency and security agents to take action to stop Sheik Gumi over what he called the latter’s incendiary remarks.
Nabena who incidentally is from Bayelsa in same South-South zone as Wike said some Northerners’ sense of entitlement is not only dividing the nation but making them see Southerners as inferior to them in a country where everyone is supposed to have equal rights.
Nabena said the people of Niger Delta and Southerners in general will no longer fold their arms while the likes of Sheik Gumi spit on their faces irrespective of political or religious beliefs.
According to the APC chieftain, No Nigerian is more Nigerian than anybody in Nigeria.
He said: “My intervention in the recent controversial statement is not about the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike alone, it is about the right of the Niger Delta people and the Southerners in general. At this stage, we expect all the voices of reasoning to speak out because the sense of entitlement of the likes of Sheik Gumi is becoming more satanic.
“How can you justify the rationale behind some Northerners heading some positions that are naturally meant for the people of Niger Delta and the South? Up till date, a Northerner is still the GMD of NNPCL.
“If religious and ethnic bigots like Gumi and others are saying a Southern Christian, especially from the oil-rich Niger Delta, can not hold the positions of FCT Ministry and the Senate President, we demand explanations on what qualifies a North Muslim in the leadership of agencies like NIMASA, NNPCL, NPDC, NLNG, NPA, and so on”.
Nabena insisted that the security agents in the country and the Presidency should make a bold statement and reaffirm the right of every Nigerian to hold public office.
“I will call on the presidency to deliberately caution Sheik Gumi and his co-travellers against statement that is capable of causing disunity and encourage sense of entitlement.
“I will also call on the security agencies to take Gumi’s reckless but deliberate statement serious. Sheik Gumi should be arrested, questioned and prosecuted.
“Let it also be on record that we the Niger Delta sons and daughters will hold Sheik Gumi responsible if any evil befall Nyesom Wike throughout his days in office as FCT Minister ”
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