Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, a controversial Islamic cleric, has revealed what he spoke about with Peter Obi, the presidential candidate for the Labour Party (LP), when they met at his home in Kaduna.
Prior to the politicians’ arrival at the location of the event hosted for presidential candidates by the Arewa Consultative Forum, Northern Elders Forum, and other northern organisations, Obi and Datti Baba-Ahmed paid a visit to the Islamic cleric at his official residence on Monday, October 17, 2022.
Gumi claimed in a news interview that despite their first-time meeting, he only asked Obi a few questions.
The Kaduna-based preacher advised all presidential contenders to make their campaigns issue-based and warned them from saying anything that would further polarise the nation.
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“He (Obi) came on a courtesy call even though I was meeting him for the first time face-to-face, and so I appreciated his visit.
“I asked him very essential questions, but I told him he didn’t have to give me straight answers right away since I knew he was on his way to Arewa House where he would explain it better to the larger society to understand.
“I asked him about his stand on restructuring because Nigeria has been going through a restructuring from 1960 to date and how he could empower an unskilled nation.
“I also asked him how he could pacify agitations from the South East, North Central, South West, and North East. Again, I told him there are foreign interests in this country that are part of the polarisation of our politics. So how is he going to tackle it?
“He also agreed with me that truly there is foreign interest in this country, and then I wished him well,” he said.
