• Urges govt on economic transformation
Muslims in the Gateway State and beyond have been enjoined to use the occasion of Mawlid Nabiyy to reflect on the challenges confronting the nation with a view to joining hands with other Nigerians in finding solutions to the numerous challenges.
This charge was contained in a press statement signed by the Secretary-General, Ogun State Muslim Council (OMC), Kamaldeen Akintunde, (ESQ) to commemorate this year’s Mawlid Nabiyy.
Akintunde enjoined Muslim faithful to embrace the tenets and teachings of their faith as practised by Prophet Muhammad (SAW) and apply them to promote the advancement of man and the society.
In noting that the Mawlid Nabiyy this year has turned in a little ahead of the country’s 63rd independence anniversary, the OMC called for sacrifice on the part of all Nigerians at moving the country forward. It implored the Nigerian citizenry to be patient while also showing understanding with the government as it is taking sustainable initiatives that will engender enduring peace and socio-economic transformation of the country.
OMC admonished the Tinubu-led government to step up efforts at addressing Nigeria’s present economic woes and alleviating the present hardship occasioned by the subsidy removal, just as it urged Gov Dapo Abiodun to sustain his pragmatic approach to governance and ensure fairness, equity and protection of rights of the people as imperatives of democratic governance.
Meanwhile, the Ogun State Muslim Council has counselled Muslims and other Nigerians on disease prevention and control.
While underscoring vaccination/immunisation as cardinal and significant in disease prevention, it urged Muslims to shun sentiments and misconceptions about vaccination against cervical cancer targeted at young girls of ages 9 -14, soon to commence (on 25th October).
It noted that “health is wealth”, adding that healthiness guarantees a good wellbeing required for sustainable religious devotion.
