The Supreme Council for Sharia in Nigeria, (SCSN), has met with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, commending his economic policies and advocating for the deployment of all resources to combat threats to national security.
Speaking in an interview with State House Correspondents yesterday, after meeting with the President, the vice-president of the Council, Dr. Bashir Umar said that the group paid a courtesy call on the President to show their solidarity, and commended him on the decisions he has been taking on behalf of the country.
“We are here today for a courtesy call to the President; and to show our solidarity and commendation for the hard decisions he is making for the country”, he stated.
He also said that the Council requested that the President expedite action to cushion the effect of Government’s hard economic decisions, and to request that he tackle insecurity headlong in order to achieve food security.
He added that it was also to request that he expedite action to cushion the effect of the hard economic decisions that were taken by his administration, and also to request that he brings out everything that is in its arsenal to face the problem of the incessant insecurity, and to also achieve food security for the nation.
Dr. Umar further disclosed that the Supreme Council for Sharia also submitted the communiqué of its just-concluded conference, which post-mortem the 2023 elections, to the President.
He also stated that the Council reviewed the nation’s last general election, to create a consensus and proffer a way forward to perceived contending issues during the exercise.
Dr. Umar also made known that President Tinubu gave his assurances and encouraging remarks that called for more prayers for peace and security, as well as the positive development of the country.
