If All Muslims Of Yobe And Borno Support Jonathan, Then I Will – Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi Islamic scholar Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi has disassociated himself and followers of the Tijjaniyyah sect from campaigning for President Goodluck Jonathan’s re-election. Dahiru Bauchi who is the leader of the sect, spoke to newsmen in Bauchi yesterday over an advertorial which portrayed Tijjaniyyah followers as supporting Jonathan, describing it as ‘irresponsible’ and a desperate attempt by some politicians. He said if anyone wants to make such statement he should assemble all Muslims in Yobe and Borno states and ask them to stand by the president. The family of Sheikh Ibrahim Nyass has also distanced itself from the advertorial. Leader of the followers of Tijjaniyyah, Sheikh Ahmed Tijjani Nyass, has also refuted the publication which portrayed him as supporting the president. Spokesman of the Nyass family in Nigeria, Sheikh Ahmed Tijjani Sani Awwalu, told newsmen in Bauchi yesterday: “Our attention was drawn to the advertorial published on page 18 of the Daily Trust of Thursday January 1, 2015 by a group called Tijjaniyyah Awareness Initiative. We don’t know the organisation.
Posted on: Fri, 02 Jan 2015 13:36:45 +0000