PANDEF, the Pan Niger Delta Forum, and the Middle Belt Forum have all issued statements denouncing what they have described as a systematic campaign of slander against Nyesom Wike, the minister of the Federal Capital Territory, by Sheikh Ahmad Abubakar Gumi, an Islamic cleric based in Kaduna.
PANDEF denounced recent remarks by Gumi on the person and office of the Minister of the FCT, Chief Nyesom Wike, as reckless, ludicrous, and subversive in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Dr. Ken Robinson, on Sunday.
It reads, “It is most unfortunate that at a time when every well-meaning Nigerian should be concerned about the stability, peace, and unity of the country, the likes of Sheikh Gumi are further stoking the ambers of discord, certainly, intended to exacerbate tension in the country. It’s utterly despicable that a so-called Cleric would fashion himself into a shameless promoter of parochialism and acrimony.
