Influence of Ilorin Emirate Ulama Participation in Politics and its Implications 1999 Till Date
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2022-11
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Islamic Welfare Foundation (IWF)
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The return of democratic system in 1999 sought for participation of Ulama who were generally believed to
possessed maximum influence among adherents arising from the belief that any anointed candidate of
Ulama will be translated into victory in the poll, the reality of which was evident in emergence of late
Muhammed Lawal as Governor of Kwara State in 1999 owing to the support he received from Ulama as
well as other support from political emissary. Unfortunately, crisis broke out between the Governor and his
erstwhile god father late Dr. Olusola Saraki two years into his administration over the former second term
bid, subsequently; the hitherto united Ilorin Emirate scholars was divided along political parties and
candidates, leading to allegedly spiritual death of some erudite scholars, while some became victims of
attack by political hoodlums’ others, were stigmatized with negative nicknames. This study therefore
inquired into the influence of Ulama’s participation in politics since 1999 till date and its implications on
Ilorin emirate. The study was exploratory in nature, while it made use of conceptual methods which includes
the use of secondary data sources. The finding revealed that conflicts among Ulama were as a result of their
political participation. We recommend that security agencies and other stakeholders pay more attention to
the Ulama activities with a view to regulate Da’wah activities going into circulation via on social media
and open air Da’wah.
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Alabi S.H. (2022). Influence of Ilorin Emirate Ulama Participation in Politics and its Implications 1999 Till Date. 2022 Conference on Islam in Nigeria (COIN) Vol. 11, pp. 76-88