Islamic Leader Warns Muslims Against Blackmailing Wike

The Rivers State Islamic leader and Vice President General, Rivers State Council for Islamic Affairs, Alhaji Nasir Awhelebe
Uhor has warned Muslims in the state against making inflammatory and false statements that are capable of causing disaffection and disunity among the faithful.
Alhaji Uhor in a statement issued in Port Harcourt specifically condemned a recent radio broadcast credited to one Alhaji Ibrahim Aselemi who threatened the state Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike that Muslims will massively vote against him in 2019 if he failed to appoint a Muslim as commissioner in his next cabinet reshuffle.
The Islamic leader who described the statement as pure blackmail and cheap publicity said the council fully supports the Governor Wike led – administration as it did to other governments, adding that Muslims have a legitimate right and are hopeful that a Muslim would be in the state Executive Council soon and not through blackmail.
He stated that Alhaji Aselemi is not the Secretary General of the Rivers State Council for Islamic Affairs as claimed and cannot speak for the Council or Muslims in the state but for himself only. . According to him, by a circular from the National Secretariat dated June 13, 2016 and addressed to all the States in the Federation, the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs had since ceased to exist, therefore it is fraudulent for Alhaji Aselemi to continue to use the name only to deceive the unsuspecting public.
The Vice President General further stated that Alhaji Mohammed Okiri, the current Special Adviser to the Governor on NDDC remained the only recognized Secretary General of the council even in Abuja, and urged the public and the media to ignore Alhaji Aselemi’s fraudulent claims and stop having any dealings with him.

Collins Barasimeye