By Abba Gwale
*Both parties given 2 weeks to prepare
Kano State Government organizes debate between Abduljabbar Nasiru Kabara and scholars
The Kano State Government has organized a debate between the now censured cleric Sheikh Abduljabbar Nasiru Kabara and Islamic scholars across the various dominant sects in the state.
Decision to organize the debate was reached at a meeting between Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje and Muslim clerics from different Islamic sects.
The meeting, which had Commissioner for Religious Affairs, Dr. Muhammad Tahar Adam (Baba Impossible), resolved to accept the request of Abduljabbar for justice by setting up a dialogue meeting between him and other clerics.
In a press statement by the chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Kano State, Abba Anwar, the government said, “Government will provide a venue for the dialogue and the necessary security for the overall safety of the exercise, before, during and after.
“Those to be involved from all Muslim Sects are given two weeks maximum, to go and prepare their points of argument/dialogue for engaging AbdulJabbar in the much waited dialogue.”
Kano state government had on Thursday, 4th February, 2021, banned Sheikh Abduljabbar from carrying out any Islamic preaching or teaching throughout the state and went to on to close down his mosque at Filin Mushe in Kano city.
Abduljabbar has been accused of insulting companions of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) and putting to question the authenticity of some of the most authoritative books in Sunni Islam.
The state Commissioner for Religious Affairs has, in an audio message, said the government has given both parties in the debate two weeks to prepare while the government will provide a secure venue and media coverage.
According to the commissioner, the debate will be aired live on both radio and television stations.
