By Yusuf Adua
Last Friday gave Nigerians and public commentators something to ruminate on again when the chief Imam of Apo Central Mosque Abuja, Sheikh Nuru Khalid was suspended by the mosque authorities for speaking against the insecurity situation of the country.
The Islamic cleric, who took the concluding part of his sermon on Friday to censure the degrading security system of the land, challenged the sanity of politicians beefing up for the 2023 general elections but paying little or no attention to the security of the nation.
“Everything is not working well, people are dying, our roads, as well as most of the parts of the country, are far from being secured”, the Imam enthused.
In all honesty, the Imam did resonate with the government who keep saying they are doing their best but maintained that with the situation of things in the land as we speak, Nigerians deserve more than their best.
The Imam also placed the validity of the upcoming election on zero if the people at the helm of affairs do not turn the corner to provide the intelligence gathering needed to neutralise terrorists.
He added that the terrorists were using outstanding strategies and intelligence gathering to end the lives of innocent Nigerians abruptly.
News Live Nigeria understands that Pastor E.A. Adeboye of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) also delivered a powerful message on the state of the nation recently in his service.
Meanwhile, Nigerians have begun to chip in divergent views on this controversial decision of the mosque executives.
Idris Alani told our correspondents that he felt that some members of the cabinet of the mosque are part of the cankerworm devouring Nigeria.
” The big wigs of the mosque want us to be suffering and still be smiling. I think it’s enough”, he said.
Mr Tunde Shamsudeen added that even though it is anti-Islamic to publicly chide the leaders, he did not see any derogation in the cleric’s statements.
“The man was on point. He didn’t in any way attack anybody, he only spoke up against the ills of the officeholders. Nigeria will continue to be Nigeria.
To Mrs Grace Onoghen, a public affairs analyst, if an Imam is attacked for demanding more from the government, then what happens to an average Nigerian.