The Concerned Muslim Stakeholders and League of Alfas in Osun State, on Tuesday, criticised the League of Imams and Alfas under the leadership of Musa Animasahun for recently calling on President Bola Tinubu to release the state’s local government allocations to Governor Ademola Adeleke’s administration.

Addressing a press conference in Osogbo, the President of the group, Khozeem AbdurRaham, accused the clerics of jettisoning their spiritual responsibilities by turning themselves into mouthpieces for the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

He expressed concern that the League of Imams and Alfas claiming to speak for the Muslim Ummah might forsake the Islamic brotherhood by acting as a religious mouthpiece for the Governor Ademola Adeleke led-PDP government, at the expense of the interests of other Muslims in different political parties.

AbdurRaham said, “How could one reasonably comprehend the call of the League of Imams and Alfas directing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR to release the Local Government Allocations to the PDP-led Governor Ademola administration in Osun State against all the laws of the land as pronounced by the Supreme Court of Nigeria in July 2024.

“Obviously, the League of Imams and Alfas must not claim to be oblivious of the illegality involved in such a calling because the Supreme Court in AGF v. AG Abia has granted financial autonomy to the Local Governments in Nigeria in July 2024. The Alfas should not be seen forming part of the efforts of the Governor Ademola Adeleke’s desperation to still illegally collect the allocations.”

He, however, lauded Osun residents for not being influenced by what it termed “government-sponsored lies,” just as he appreciated Tinubu for standing firm on the rule of law and ignoring alleged pressure from lobbyists and partisan clerics.

“Federal Government under the headship of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu
GCFR deserves a good commendation having chosen to tow the path of peace, law and order and jettisoned bullies of the PDP and the state government parroted by the uninformed association, lobbyists, clerics and others over the allocations which were never at any point withheld, “AbdurRaham posited.