A former Senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, has painted a picture of what could happen when Islamic groups in the North start creating political departments.
Senator Sani spoke in reaction to reports that the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) had directed the creation of a political department and a recent call by Asiwaju Tinubu for Islamic groups to emulate the former.
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) specifically urged the Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria to create a department of political affairs ahead of the 2023 general elections.
Tinubu made the suggestion at the Annual National Conference and Pre-Ramadan meeting of the Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria (SCSN) held in Osogbo, Osun State.
According to him, the move to establish a political wing among them would help to mobilize support for the faithful who are vying for different political positions.
But Shehu Sani, who kicked against the idea, said once religious groups in the North create their own political departments it will start breeding unit for fanatical religiously-crafted political ideas in pursuit of a theocratic State.