Killings: Drop your ambition now, northern Islamic clerics tell Tinubu
No fewer than 1,000 northern Islamic clerics have told President Bola Tinubu to drop his 2027 re-election ambition over killings and insecurity.
The call was contained in a communique issued after a National Conference in Kano on Sunday, October 4, themed *"An Assessment of the State of the Nation under President Tinubu and the 2027 General Elections."
The conference was organised by *Ko Da Naka*, a group dedicated to good governance and community development, in collaboration with AFAQ Educational Foundation. Participants included Dr Abdulmuɗɗalib Ahmad Giɗaɗo, Prof Muhd Muslim Ibrahim, Sheikh Kabir Bashir Abdulhamid and other scholars from the 19 northern states.
The clerics cited persistent killings, kidnappings, banditry and terrorism across the country, particularly in the North-West, as their main concern. They urged the Federal Government to take urgent action to restore security.
On the economy, they criticised fuel subsidy removal, naira exchange-rate reforms, increased electricity tariffs and tax reforms, saying the policies have increased hardship, cost of living and unemployment, while driving the exodus of doctors, teachers and engineers.
The communique stated: "Alternatively, the President should refrain from contesting the 2027 election. If he refuses to do so, it is incumbent upon citizens to reject his candidacy and allow those whom they believe can provide better leadership."
The clerics also called on religious scholars to speak truth to power and urged voters to judge candidates on competence and integrity.
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