The controversial Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi has lashed out at the Indigenous People of Biafra, and the Oodu nation agitators, saying their agitations were political.
He said the emergence of Peter Obi as Labour Party candidate, and Bola Tinubu as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, have calmed the nerves of the two groups.
The cleric spoke in a statement he posted on his Facebook page.
Part of the statement read, “The hat IPOB rhetoric and loud voice of Biafra agitations have muffled out with the emergence of Peter Obi as the Labor Party presidential candidate. To them, Igbos have a platform. It’s clear now that the entire IPOB outcry was a political gimmick to get power.
“The Oduduwa clamours have abated also since Tinubu has clinched the APC ticket never to resurface again until probably if he didn’t win the race.
“Northern Ultra conservatives too have no mouth to speak of marginalization or suppression of representation, the NNPP kwankwaso has satisfied that segment of the society. No more claims of candidate suppression and manipulation.”
He also expressed concern about the coming election, saying the major problem of the country now is whether the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, “will conduct free, fair, and transparent elections” in 2023.