Sheikh Jingir: Rev Dachomo said worse things – Bashir Ahmad to Rufai Oseni

Former presidential media aide, Bashir Ahmad, has claimed that Plateau-based pastor, Rev. Ezekiel Dachomo, made remarks that were worse than the controversial comments attributed to Islamic cleric, Sheikh Sani Yahaya Jingir.

Jingir, while speaking in Kano State on Saturday, had reaffirmed his support for a Muslim-Muslim ticket ahead of the 2027 general elections.

The cleric reportedly argued that the decision by the All Progressives Congress, APC to field a Muslim-Muslim ticket was justified by the numerical strength of Muslims over Christians in the country.

He also referred to Christians as infidels and claimed that Nigeria belongs to Muslims, remarks that have sparked widespread condemnation and calls for his arrest.

Reacting to the controversy, popular television host, Rufai Oseni, in a post on his official X handle on Tuesday night, questioned what the reaction would have been if a Christian cleric had made similar remarks.

“If a Christian cleric had said what Jingir said,” Oseni wrote.

However, responding to the post, Ahmad argued that Dachomo, a Christian cleric, had previously made comments that were even more offensive.

“It is not a competition, Rufai, but I can tell you that Rev. Ezekiel Dachomo has said things that were even worse. Both utterances are wrong,” Ahmad wrote on X.