By Chesa Chesa
The Supreme Council for Sharia in Nigeria (SCSN) on Thursday paid a visit to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja, commending his economic policies and advocating for the deployment of all resources to combat insecurity in the country.
Speaking in an interview with State House Correspondents on Thursday after meeting with the President, the Vice President of the Council, Dr. Bashir Umar said that the group paid the solidarity visit to commend him on the decisions he has been taking for the progress of the country.
He also said that the Council requested the President expedite action to cushion the effect of the hard economic decisions and to request that he tackles insecurity headlong so as to achieve food security.
“And also to request that he expedite action to cushion the effect of the hard economic decisions that were taken and also to request that he brings out everything that is in the arsenal to face the problem of Insecurity and to also achieve food security”, he stated.
Dr. Umar further disclosed that the Supreme Council for Sharia submitted to the President the communiqué of the just concluded conference, which did a post mortem the 2023 elections.
He added that the Council reviewed the nation’s last general election so as to create a consensus and proffer way forward to perceived contending issues in the last elections.
“We also submitted to him the communique of our just concluded conference which brought about Islamic scholars and academics ,intellectuals and civil society organizations to make a post mortem of 2023 elections inorder to create a consensus and the way forward”, Umar explained.
Dr Umar also made known that President Tinubu gave assurances and encouraging remarks that calls for more prayers for the peace and security as well as the development of the country.
According to him: “We got very good assurances from the President and very encouraging remarks that calls for us to continue to pray intensely for the success of the administration and for peace and security and devpt of the country which we have been doing and we are intensifying our prayers for the leadership of the country.”
