The Supreme Council for Sharia in Nigeria (SCSN) met with President Bola Tinubu on Thursday, commending his economic policies and advocating for the deployment of all resources to combat threats to national security.
Speaking to newsmen at the State House after the meeting, the Vice President of the Council, Bashir Aliyu Umar, said besides coming to show solidarity, they also used the opportunity to appeal to President Tinubu to expedite actions to cushion the effect of the hard economic decisions.
According to Umar, the group paid the courtesy call to show solidarity with the President, commending him on the decisions he has been taking on behalf of the country.
“We are here today on courtesy call to the President and to show our solidarity and commendation for the hard decisions he is taking for the country.
“And also to request that he expedite action to cushion the effect of the hard economic decisions that were taken and also to request that he brings out everything that is in the arsenal to face the problem of Insecurity and to also achieve food security,” he said.
Umar further disclosed that the Supreme Council for Sharia also submitted the communiqué of its just concluded conference, which post mortem the 2023 elections to the President.
He added that the Council reviewed the nation’s last general election so as to create a consensus and proffer way forward to perceived contending issues in the last elections.
“We also submitted to him the communique of our just concluded conference which brought about Islamic scholars and academics, intellectuals and civil society organizations to make a post mortem of 2023 elections inorder to create a consensus and the way forward,” he said.
Umar also disclosed that President Tinubu gave assurances and encouraging remarks that call for more prayers for the peace and security as well as the development of the country.
“We got very good assurances from the President and very encouraging remarks that calls for us to intensely pray for the success of the administration and for peace and security and development of the country which we have been doing and we are intensifying our prayers for the leadership of the country,” he said.
