Fani-Kayode urged the Federal Government to call Gumi to order over his comments, which he termed provocative, inciting and deeply insulting.

Femi Fani-Kayode, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has accused prominent  Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, of trying to ignite a religious and ethnic war in the country.

Recall that Gumi sparked widespread outrage in a sermon he delivered at a mosque in Kaduna, where he stated that Southerners and Christians cannot be trusted with the nation’s security.

He also said President Bola Tinubu would not be allowed to remain in power for the next four years if he failed to meet certain demands, one of which was to remove the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike.

Gumi also accused President Tinubu and Wike of planning to turn Abuja into Tel Aviv (Israeli capital), because he received the Israeli Ambassador in his office recently.

In an article published on Sunday, Fani-Kayode urged the Federal Government to call Gumi to order over his comments, which he termed provocative, inciting and deeply insulting.

The former Aviation Minister also hailed the Northern Elders for disowning Gumi over his attack on Wike and commended the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), among others, for condemning the cleric for his utterances.

He said: “Whichever way you view him, one thing is clear: Gumi is trying to ignite a religious and ethnic war in Nigeria, and someone needs to call him to order before it is too late.”