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Kano Islamic Council Impeached Leader for Attacking Governor Ganduje

  • Date of Occurrence
    October 12, 2021
  • State/Country
    Kano, Nigeria
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The chairman and leader of the Kano State Council of Ulama, Sheikh Ibrahim Khalil, has been impeached by the Kano Ulama (Islamic clerics).

The clerics alleged that Sheikh turned the council into a political platform, by engaging in a face-off with every government that comes into power which included the current Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje.

The announcement was made on Monday where they expressed their dissatisfaction with the chairman's action while addressing newsmen in Kano.

A coalition of the various Muslim sects that included Izala, Tijjaniyya, and Kadiriyya, led by Ustaz Saifullah Assudani, noted that the chairman of the State Council of Ulama was impeached for being political in running the affairs of the council.

Professor Saleh Pakistan, who is also the chairman of Kano Pilgrims Welfare Commission, has been appointed as the new chairman of the council, by the coalition.

According to the council, the impeached leader was accused of “turning the council into a political platform by engaging in a face-off with every government that comes into power that included former governors Malam Ibrahim Shekarau, Rabiu Kwankwaso and of recent, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje.

“His reasons in all the cases were that they disallowed him to contest political offices in his position as a cleric; a situation that has led to the council not benefiting from the government and the government not benefitting from the elderly advice of the council.

“Lack of fairness to all the religious groups in the state who do not have any stake in the council, that include Tijjaniyya, Qadiriyya, Izala and other clerics from religious sects not mentioned here.”

“Members are complaining of being kept in the dark about happenings in the council” the Ulama stated.

However, an Islamic cleric from the Tijjaniyya sect in Kiru Local Government, Sheikh Sulaiman Bello Kiru, condemned the removal of the Council’s leader saying it was not fair and has political reasons.

“We are not part of this decision and it looks more political. We were only called upon to come and attend the press conference from where we heard the announcement that Sheikh Khalil has been impeached.

“We were not consulted and are not aware of anything. The body has no constitution, no tenure for the leadership and is being politicized,” he added.

 

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  • Date of Occurrence
    2021-10-12
  • State/Country
    Kano
  • Perpetrator
    Kano Islamic Council
  • Source
    http://saharareporters.com/2021/10/12/crisis-rocks-kano-islamic-council-leader-impeached-attacking-governor-ganduje
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