Buhari believes he’s Nigeria’s only saint, his aides treat him like God – Sheikh Gumi

Fiery cleric, Sheikh Ahmed Gumi, has told Saturday PUNCH that President Muhammadu Buhari believes he is not liable to mistakes and that every other person is a thief.
Gumi, in the interview with the highly respected newspaper, spoke after a video in which he criticised the President, which has gone viral.
He said his followers also treat him like God, adding that this has worsened the situation.
He told Saturday PUNCH: If you think the fault of a man should not be mentioned, because he is your hero, then you take him as a small god.
‘Only God does not make mistakes.
“The idea that he should not be corrected; that he does not make mistakes is a deification which is wrong.
“It is imperative on us to speak out loud with anger about this kind of follower-ship.
“It is not healthy for our well-being.
“We cannot be subject to a cabal.
“What is the truth about what they call Buharism?
“It does not put food on my table, it does not educate my child, it does not provide security; so what are they talking about?
“What are his economic policies?
“How can we cage ourselves?”
When asked why he had not approached President Buhari instead of criticising him openly, Gumi said: “I cannot get to the other room with him because I am not his wife but even somebody who has access to the other room cannot get ideas into his head.
“How do you blame somebody who does not have access to the other room?
“You cannot change Buhari.
“He is already cast in a mentality.
“He believes that most Nigerians, if not all, are rascals, thieves and 419.
“He believes only his own circle are the good people.
“You cannot get across anything.
“He has castigated Nigerians in many fora and everybody knows that.
“He is somebody who always blames others; he does not take responsibility for anything.
“We are not castigating him.
“We are talking about this publicly for two reasons: first, his followers have to accept something is wrong.
“Secondly, for our own conscience, when something is getting terribly bad, people will say look at that clergy, he did not say anything.
“We always remember that when there is serious problem, nobody will come and say Sheikh Gumi did not speak.
“We spoke from the beginning.”