The Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria (SCSN) has expressed disappointment over the Muslim-Muslim ticket that brought President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima into office in 2023, stating that it has not yielded the expected benefits for the Muslim community.
The Guardian reported that Speaking at a Pre-Ramadan Lecture, the President of SCSN, Sheikh Abdurrasheed Hadiyyatullah said;
“We have seen Nigerians vote for people of the same Islamic faith into the Presidency without turning the country into an unceasing battlefield, but we have not seen justice and equity done to all communities, irrespective of their faith.
“Millions of Muslims are politically marginalized in many parts of the country, despite their numbers and the constitutional demands for justice, and we see a nation growing in indifference over Muslim grievances.
“As we speak, we are witnessing an alarming and crude attempt to muscle South West Muslims out of their rights to organize perfectly legitimate mechanisms that will assist them to improve how they live with fellow Christians as members of families and communities.
