Following the clash between some aides of Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, and an ex-spokesperson of the Senate, Dr. Ajibola Basiru at the Osogbo Eid prayer ground, the Islamic leaders in South West have warned against turning Eid prayer ground to political battle ground.
Spoke on behalf of the religious leaders,the Wakeel Muslimeen, South West, Edo and Delta states, Sheikh Iskeel Awwal condemned the cash at the Eid ground.
Sheikh Awwal said this while speaking with newsmen on phone on Thursday.
The cleric urged the governor and other politicians in the state to respect religious leaders .
Recalled that there was a clash at the Osogbo Eid prayer ground on Wednesday over a sitting arrangement for both Adeleke, and Basiru.
Basiru was said to have arrived at the prayer ground alongside some prominent Osogbo indigenes for the Eid-el prayers and were waiting for the prayers to commence.
But, clash erupted when Adeleke, who was ushered into the praying ground by Asiwaju Musulumi of Yorubaland, Edo and Delta, Dr Tunde Badmus, could not proceed to the front row as the disagreement between his aided and Bashiru .
Reacting to the development, the religious leaders in South West frowned at the clash in the house of God.
The Wakeel Muslimeen in his statement, admonished that Asiwaju Adeen of Yoruba land should be respected being a Muslim leader in Yoruba land and Nigeria at merge
He said “all Muslims in South West condemn what happened in Osogbo .
“We condemned the clash at the Eid prayer ground. They should not take politics into Eid prayer ground or mosque .
“Politicians should respect religious leaders and the religious leaders should respect political leaders.
“They should all fear Allah and know that Allah is above everybody, be it governor or senator.”
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