The Political class in the country have been cautioned against any act capable of truncating the peaceful co-existence of the Nigerians.
An Islamic scholar and preacher Sheikh Abdurrahman Ahmad stated this today At the weekend in Ibadan during an international conference organised by the Muslim Ummah of the Southwest of Nigeria (MUSWEN) to mark the 10th anniversary of the MUSWEN
Sheikh Ahmad said politicians should always remember that they could only be Political office holders when there are people, therefore they should address the needs of the people.
Sheikh Ahmad said the prospects of Islam has already been manifested in its contributions to the documentation of Yoruba history, communal coexistence with people even before colonialism among others.
Present at the event were Governor Rauf Aregbesola who was represented by Alhajj Dhikrullah Hassan, Professor Daud Noibi, Professors Muhib Opeloye and Abdulfatah Makinde of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Professor Tajudeen Gbadamosi who is the President of Lagos State Muslim Community people in the academic community and beyond who presented scholarly works among others.
The Muslim Ummah of the Southwest Nigeria (MUSWEN), an umbrella body for all the Muslims in the Southwest of Nigeria, was established ten years ago to foster unity among the muslims in the region.
At the end of the programme, MUSWEN resolved that considering the position held by Islam and its monumental contributions in Yorubaland, sstate governments in the region should accord Muslim their deserving constitutional rights.
MUSWEN also charged Muslim faithful of voting age to collect their voter’s cards and vote for credible candidates in the 2019 elections.
The Muslim body also condemned the activities of stakeholders in education who force teachers of Islamic and Arabic Studies to take other courses apart from their core subjects with which they were trained to teach, charging appropriate authorities to address the issue.
