Gumi Blasts Politicians Who Attended Yusuf Buhari’s Wedding With Hired Jets

An Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Abubakar Gumi has mentioned politicians who attended the marriage of Yusuf Buhari with employed jets should not totally different from bandits.

“Folks assume solely these within the bush (bandits) milk us dry, no! Even our leaders milk us dry. The place did they get the cash to rent all these jets?” he mentioned

Recall, the president’s son, Yusuf, married Zarah Nasir Bayero, the daughter of Emir of Bichi, Nasiru Bayero in a grand ceremony that was witnessed by creme de la creme in Bichi and Kano on Friday and Saturday.

Talking throughout a preaching session at Sultan Bello mosque, Kaduna on Friday night, Sheikh Gumi described the hiring of personal jets to attend the marriage as a waste of public funds.

Citing instance with one of many disciples of the holy Prophet Umar bn Kattab, he mentioned the Caliph of Islam (Umar) as soon as took 16 dinar, which is equal to N2,040,000 at this time, from the treasury as estacode to Hajj.

Nonetheless, after he returned he (Umar) admitted to Abdallah that they wasted public funds.

“Any person instructed me non-public jets in Nigeria had been all employed for the marriage of Buhari’s son. Along with your cash, you’ll be able to’t get a non-public jet as a result of they had been all booked.

“Some individuals are in captivity in each the bush and cities. Starvation is in every single place. Persons are dealing with all method of issues, but politicians spent public funds on non-public jets.

“First it was not an compulsory spiritual gathering. Umar bn Kattab went to Hajj and but he admitted it was a waste of public funds. Right here we’re, public funds had been taken to rent the non-public jets.”

He additionally took a swipe at some spiritual leaders saying politicians have corrupted some clergymen.

“Among the spiritual leaders have become subservient to politicians,” he declared.

“Some spiritual leaders can’t survive with out behaving in servile method in direction of politicians.

“Politicians have spoilt the clerics. Atrocities are dedicated within the nation however nobody can communicate up.

“You might be spending cash to rent jets to go to marriage ceremony, whereas criminals are holding folks to ransom within the bush. The criminals (bandits) are milking the folks.

“Some folks have by no means earned N1million of their life, however bandits would demand N10million. How many individuals bought their homes, farms, every part… and picked up loans to pay ransom?

“Folks assume solely these within the bush (bandits) milk us dry, no! Even our leaders milk us dry. The place did they get the cash to rent all these jets?

“In one of many states, some footage of a dilapidated hospital had been despatched to me. The roof was blown off and a affected person was mendacity on the mattress. That governor is in Kano to attend marriage ceremony.

“What number of faculties had been rehabilitated? The cash that must be used to cater for the people is the one they hire non-public jets to junket round. Are you not additionally a bandit?

“We vent our anger towards ourselves, different tribes. Persons are left killing themselves due to poor management,”