…urges Tinubu to cut off ties with US President if he fails to withdraw threat
Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, on Sunday, called on President Bola Tinubu to sanction U.S. President Donald Trump over his threat of military action against Nigeria.
Gumi, in a post on his verified Facebook page on Sunday, condemned Trump’s threat as an insult to Nigeria’s sovereignty and called for an immediate diplomatic response.
“For Trump to threaten a sovereign country with military attack is a profound disrespect to our authority, but we can rise above it,” he wrote.
The Islamic cleric advised the Nigerian government to summon the U.S. ambassador and demand a retraction, warning that failure to do so should lead to severing diplomatic ties.
“President Tinubu should summon the US ambassador; they either retract their threats or we sever diplomatic ties with this irresponsible regime.”
Gumi also emphasised the need for Nigeria to explore other options for economic growth and military partnerships.
“There are lots of other options for our economic expansion and military alliance,” Gumi added.
