The Commandant-General of the Kano State Hisbah Board, Aminu Daurawa, says he is not going to campaign for any politician within the 2027 common elections.
Mr Daurawa expressed his stance in a message he printed on his Facebook web page on Saturday.
The Islamic cleric’s place follows ongoing criticism of his inclusion within the All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign advisory committee in Kano.
PREMIUM TIMES reported that Mr Daurawa and Abdullahi Saleh Pakistan, a former chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), are among the many Islamic clerics listed on the committee.
Their inclusion raised questions on spiritual leaders’ involvement in partisan politics.
In the Hausa-language publish, Mr Daurawa distanced himself from political actions, saying, “I am not a politician, and I will not campaign for anyone.”
“I hope that whoever will be just, compassionate to the poor, defend their rights and work to ease the affairs of their lives be granted victory by Allah,” he stated.
“May Allah grant us leaders who are truthful, trustworthy and God-fearing, who will put the interest of the people above their personal interests,” he added.
Although Mr Daurawa distanced himself from “campaigning for anyone”, he has not commented instantly on his inclusion within the APC advisory committee or on serving below the APC-led authorities of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf.
Islamic clerics divided over Tinubu’s re-election
Some Islamic clerics in northern Nigeria have brazenly supported President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid.
One of them is Sani Jingir, a senior chief of Jama’atu Izalatil Bid’ah Wa Iqamatis Sunnah (JIBWIS), who has repeatedly defended the APC’s Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket.
PREMIUM TIMES recollects that in August, Mr Jingir reaffirmed his assist for the ticket in Kano, urging Muslims to organize their everlasting voter playing cards forward of the 2027 elections.
Other spiritual figures and organisations have additionally endorsed Mr Tinubu for a second time period.
In August, greater than 500 Islamic students and clerics from northern Nigeria endorsed the president after a gathering with APC governors and different political stakeholders.
In September, the Muslim Intellectuals Forum, comprising Muslim ladies students, preachers and Da’awah leaders from the 19 northern states, together with the Federal Capital Territory, additionally endorsed Tinubu’s re-election bid.
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However, some Islamic organisations have additionally challenged Mr Tinubu’s 2027 presidential bid.
In October, greater than 1,000 clerics below the “Ko Da Naka platform”, in collaboration with the AFAQ Educational Foundation, urged Mr Tinubu to rethink his re-election ambition, citing insecurity, financial hardship and the migration of expert professionals.
In a communiqué issued after a convention in Kano, the clerics criticised elements of the administration’s financial insurance policies and known as for pressing motion to handle killings, kidnappings and terrorism.
They additionally urged spiritual students to defend justice and keep away from turning into devices of partisan politics.
Unlike different clerics and their organisations, Mr Daurawa’s current assertion steered a non-partisan stance, expressing no assist for any candidate.
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