Public affairs commentator Dr. Majeed Dahiru has called on the Nigerian government to take immediate and decisive action against the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) following the group’s demand that U.S. President Donald Trump retract his recent statement describing Nigeria as a “disgraced country.”
Speaking during a live interview on Nigeria Info FM From 6:59, Dahiru criticized what he described as a lackluster response from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration to the controversy.
According to him, the government’s hesitation to act firmly against the NSCIA sends the wrong message about leadership and national unity.
“The president should sit up and stop playing politics with the lives of Nigerians,” Dahiru declared. He argued that the matter required swift and firm action, suggesting that security agencies should have already invited key figures from the Islamic body for questioning.
“By this morning, I should have expected that officials of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, including the Sultan himself, would have been called in by the relevant security agencies,” he added
Dahiru accused the NSCIA of undermining the federal government’s diplomatic posture by issuing what he considered inflammatory and unhelpful statements.
He questioned the logic of demanding a retraction from Trump while the federal government is attempting to mend international relations.
“The federal government cannot be issuing conciliatory statements to the international community while the Supreme Council is making provocative remarks asking Trump to apologize,” he said. “How do you reconcile that?”
Calling for stronger oversight, Dahiru maintained that religious bodies should not be allowed to operate outside the boundaries of national security considerations. “They need to be reined in; they need to be cautioned,” he asserted.
In a particularly pointed remark, Dahiru urged the presidency to caution the Sultan of Sokoto, who also serves as the NSCIA’s spiritual leader.
“I think the Sultan should be given a stern warning never to make any statement again on matters of national security. If he has nothing useful to contribute, he should remain silent through his council,” the analyst insisted.
Dahiru concluded his remarks with a passionate appeal for decisive governance, warning that the current pattern of political hesitation and mixed messaging could embolden divisive actors. “This nonsense must not continue,” he stated emphatically.
The controversy continues to draw mixed reactions across Nigeria, with some defending the NSCIA’s right to respond to international criticism, while others echo Dahiru’s concern that the council’s comments risk straining diplomatic relations and inflaming domestic tensions. View, More,
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