The Chief Imam of Offa, Kwara State, Sheikh Muyideen Hussein, has lambasted politicians and public office holders for what he called “habitual neglect of the electorates after elections.”
The cleric also advised politicians to always be mindful of the electorates, who would be justified to take their pound of flesh at the next election by disappointing them.
Speaking on Wednesday at Ojoku in Oyun Local Council of the state at the eighth day Fidau for the late Senator Rafiu Ibrahim, who represented Kwara South District in the eighth National Assembly, Sheikh Muhyideen, advised those in attendance to emulate the former Senator’s virtues.
Rafiu died last Wednesday in an Abuja
He added that the deceased bequeathed good legacy for his children through landmark achievements in and out of power.
“I urge all politicians to show love to the masses, as they can vote you out next time,” he said.
According to him: “Rafiu used his positions to affect positively the lives of all in Kwara South. This informed the number of monarchs from the district for his Fidau,” he noted.
He condoled with the former Senate President Bukola Saraki, who was also in attendance, saying: “One of the political trees you planted has fallen. This has, indeed, left a huge vacuum in the Saraki political dynasty.”
Earlier, in his sermon, the Lagos-based Sheikh Suleiman Onikijipa, represented by his elder brother, Usman Onikijipa reminded all that death, a necessary end, would strike unannounced, adding that “whoever is spiritually inclined would always be thankful to God.”
Dignitaries at the event include: Senator Saraki, former governor AbdulFatah Ahmed; ex-speaker of the state House of Assembly, Prof Ali Ahmad; serving House of Representatives member, Yinka Aluko, former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP,) National Chairman, Alhaji Abubakar Baraje, Director General National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) Prof Suleiman Abubakar, former House Representatives leader, Mulikat Akande and traditional rulers across Kwara South senatorial district.
