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Popular Bauchi-based Islamic cleric Idris Abdulaziz has accused Governor Bala Muhammed of lacking financial prudence, saying the governor lacks a moral standing to criticise President Bola Tinubu’s tax reform bills.

Governor Muhammed of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party is one of the staunchest critics of the four bills before the National Assembly for consideration.

However, Mr Abdulaziz said the governor cannot criticise the president’s policies because of his alleged reckless spending, citing the budgeting of N400 million for the purchase of six computers by the state government.

The cleric, who has been indisposed for a while due to ill health, said in a trending video that he had been monitoring the debates on the tax reform bills and the feud between Nigeria and Niger Republic.

He accused the governor and some of his colleagues of exploiting the bills and the feud between President Tinubu and the Niger Republic junta to achieve political scores.

Mr Abdulaziz said the governor’s comments on the tax reform bills are political, urging people not to take him seriously.

Mr Muhammed had alleged that the bills were against the interests of northern Nigerian people.

On Wednesday, while receiving a delegation of Islamic clerics led by Sani Jingir on a courtesy visit, Mr Muhammed said the federal government’s policies are not yielding the desired results.

“Take, for instance, the Tax reform policy. Of course, no government can survive without revenue; if, for instance, the sources of its revenue can be blocked, no one can run it.

“I am sure you have heard that we are quarrelling with the president. Yes, it is true; we are quarrelling because our people are suffering, and the president has refused to listen to us. You are among the few personalities that can approach the president on this issue. You are one of the people that the president listens to,” Mr Mohammed had said.

You are looking for cheap popularity

Reacting to the governor’s remarks, Mr Abdulaziz said: “It has nothing to do with showing for the northern region. He is doing this because he is looking for cheap popularity and a way forward for himself.”

Mr Abdulaziz referenced a news article published in the Guardian and Daily Nigerian newspapers that accused the governor of wastefulness and insensitivity on the plight of the commoners by budgeting a humongous amount of money to purchase six laptop computers.

“He budgeted N66 million for each computer, and they are buying six at the cost of N400 million; it’s there in the newspapers,” the cleric said.

“The person who does this will be the one to criticise the federal government policies (Tax reform bills), telling people that he is not on good with the president. Your fight with the president is a result of retribution from God.”

https://www.timesng.com/news/top-news/766617-you-lack-moral-standing-to-criticise-tinubus-tax-reform-bills-cleric-tells-bauchi-governor.html

Leave him his beating will start at his backyard.

In what capacity is the cleric speaking? Does he think leadership is a religious affair or the iragbijis want to apply divide and rule in the north.

Toh

It is well with this country. Everyone is corrupt, even the fuel attendant is worse

Ok

Thewrath:
In what capacity is the cleric speaking? Does he think leadership is a religious affair or tye iragbijis want to apply divide and rule in the north.

The same capacity as the Catholic Priests in the southeast. You know how you reverence and worship the priests like a god.

A cleric in borrowed ropes

zero8zero:

The same capacity as the Catholic Priests in the southeast. You know how you reverence and worship the priests like a god.

Shikena.

zero8zero:

The same capacity as the Catholic Priests in the southeast. You know how you reverence and worship the priests like a god.

Igbos worship no one,not even the kings and that is why British indirect rule failed in igboland .

Both of you are looking for cheap popularity

Shots 🔥 fired

Thewrath:

Igbos worship no one,not even the kings and that is why British indirect rule failed in igboland .

. Tell that to the birds. How was warrant chief created and became the Ezes you bow down to today?

Thewrath:
In what capacity is the cleric speaking? Does he think leadership is a religious affair or the iragbijis want to apply divide and rule in the north.

You Igbo are just some funny homosapien on this earth, his point of acquiring a laptop 66m and 400m for the total didn't bother you but politics is what's in your mind just because the gov is a PDP man


All PDP govs are saint, LP politicians are angel but others are evil. Common sense is not common

God bless PDAPC

He has every right to critize as a Nigerian citizen. It us your duty to convince him and answer with critism with valid points.

zero8zero:

. Tell that to the birds. How was warrant chief created and became the Ezes you bow down to today?

You failed to get the actual meaning of my response!
Let me break it down to your lay man Language,NO ONE tells the igbos what to do,or who to vote or kill for!

Kingship has been in igbo tradition long before the white man came.

.... emilokan tax reform bills are matter of economics NOT morality -especially religion !!!

However the deliberate removal of subsidy and currency devaluation (fully aware of the aftermath) without adequate cushion preparation is utter wickedness not economics !

If the government like, let him use his head and think very well on how to generate money for his state or keep talking trash. The state with least population in usa, generate money far beyound the Nigeria government. And a state like Kano can not generate it revenue with the huge population but depend on money share monthly. That's very sad......

Till this moment, not a single northern politician has been able to point out one area of the TRB that is anti north!!

All we hear are emotional rants and accusatory comments here and there devoid of substance

Thewrath:

Igbos worship no one,not even the kings and that is why British indirect rule failed in igboland .

Maybe in 1922, not anymore

Thewrath:

Igbos worship no one,not even the kings and that is why British indirect rule failed in igboland .

Yeah right, tell that to the gullible uninformed.

A midget in far away Finland is the one telling Igbos to stay at home on Mondays. Another IPOB terrorist Namdiot coward Cownu told them that Buhari was Jubril from Sudan and they swallowed that up like eba.
These are even worse than worshipping someone, it's a slave master relationship.

Aren't we tired of this tax reform news?

Thewrath:

You failed to get the actual meaning of my response!
Let me break it down to your lay man Language,NO ONE tells the igbos what to do,or who to vote or kill for!

Kingship has been in igbo tradition long before the white man came.

Lol 😂.

Thewrath:
In what capacity is the cleric speaking? Does he think leadership is a religious affair or the iragbijis want to apply divide and rule in the north.

Saying the truth has now become divided and rule

Wahala country

zero8zero:

Why are you having gworo teeth?
Did you drink agbo?


We just want good governance. Person wey buy N400m computers of 6 units and govt wey no too do well should change for good.
Prosecute corruption too.

As much as I have tons of reservations regarding the president, BUT If there is anyone that can reign in the excesses of these northern 'elites' of Fulani extraction, it is Tinubu!
The powers of the presidency is a big stick, and Tinubu has a black belt in stick fighting !

Shikena:


Maybe in 1922, not anymore

You are wucked.

Thewrath:
In what capacity is the cleric speaking? Does he think leadership is a religious affair or the iragbijis want to apply divide and rule in the north.

what sort of dirty swine comment is this ? Did you see the part where he alleged the jlgov spent 400 million on 6 computers or you re too stupid to understand that ?