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| Sheikh Ahmad Gumi says Nigeria is in need of change. |
Dr Ahmad Abubakar Mahmud Gumi, a prominent Islamic scholar in northern Nigeria said the way President Mohammadu Buhari began his administration in 2015, gave hints on what to expect from his time in office. He said, the complaints and agitations across the country never came as a surprise, and that the country is in dire need of change.
He said, "Nobody is contented; everybody is complaining and I see the economic factor because the government is not here to manage the economy.
"It is here to stop stealing, prevent stealing or fight corruption. Fighting corruption is completely a different matter altogether than managing economy because in economy as they say capital is coward.
"If you want heavy capital to come into your area, it goes only to where there is stability and not where there is instability. There has to be economic, social and political stability. Nobody brings money to where there is turmoil.
"The way this government started its governance is through attacks. It is a government that started steering murky waters.
"I think the protests by the “RevolutionNow” group, honestly speaking nothing and I say nothing in Nigeria is working as it should be. Nothing. So, there is truly, truly need…I won’t call it revolution, but something like that in every sector.
"In fact, when the government came with the slogan of change they said the change starts with you. So, you see the government wants change and he (Sowore) is talking about change. Things have to change.
"However, with the kind of situation we currently have in the country, it is apparent that the current government has issues with the change it is advocating. I saw it coming. I knew there will be trouble in Nigeria because not everybody in Nigeria wants change."
