A renowned Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi, has finally responded to criticisms surrounding his visit to Ibadan last year, dismissing allegations that he was promoting the Islamisation of Oyo State or advancing northern religious ideologies in the South-West.
The cleric insisted that no individual or group could prevent him from travelling to any part of the country, stressing that his visit to Ibadan was not at the invitation of any Muslim organisation or individual in the South-West.
In a Facebook post seen by POLITICS NIGERIA on Tuesday, Gumi explained that he attended the event in his capacity as a representative of a coalition of northern Islamic scholars.
He wrote, “I now understand how Islamophobia is shaping politics in the South-West and why I was dragged into local political controversies,” he wrote.
“I was in Ibadan not at the invitation of any South-West Muslim individual or group, but as a representative of
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