Popular Islamic cleric, Sheik Mansur Sokoto, has revealed that Islam is endangered by what happened at the governorship legal wars of Taraba and Nasarawa state.
While sharing his reflection a recent Facebook post titled “Islam and Northern Arewa” in Hausa language, Mansur said: “Review of the governorship legal tussles of some states these days is worrisome. If Taraba and Nasarawa fall to non-Muslims, then Islamic religion will be endangered.”
After narrating his opinion, Mansur asked: “What’s the way out.”
Recall that the Governorship Elections Petition Tribunal sitting in Lafia dismissed Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and declared Mr David Ombugadu of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner of the election.
The majority judgment was delivered by Justice Ezekiel Ajayi, Chairman of the tribunal.
Justice Chiemelie Onaga, a member of the panel, was in agreement with the lead judgment read by the panel chairman. According to him, the judgment was a temporary setback that they would learn from in a bid to restrategize and come out stronger.
Justice Ibrahim Mashi delivered the only dissenting judgment was delivered by dismissing the petition filed by the PDP candidate and upheld the declaration of the governor by the INEC.
While reacting after the judgement, Governor Sule said: “I still remain the governor till Supreme Court decides otherwise because the law allows me to appeal and we will do that to reclaim our mandate.”
In the same vein, the Taraba State Governorship Election Tribunal affirmed that Agbu Kefas of the People’s Democratic Party is the validly elected governor of Taraba State.
The three-man panel dismissed the petition filed by the New Nigerian People’s Party and its candidate Prof. Sani Yahaya over lack of merit.
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