Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has urged Muslim faithfuls to allow the lessons of Hijrah( migration ) of Prophet Muhammad from Makkah to Medina reflect on their conducts.
The Governor made the call during the 2024 Hijrah celebration (1446AH) organised by the Hijrah Islamic Organisation in Ilorin, the state capital.
Represented by the Senior adviser/ counselor, Alhaji Sa’adu Salahu, the governor enjoined Muslims to
take advantage of the occasion” to visit the sick, and family members in distress among others.
He said his administration will continue to listen to the public and adjust policy response to cater for public needs.
The Governor noted that, ” though government decisions may appear tough but are certainly in the best interest of the society.”
He urged Nigerians to support the administration of President Bola Tinubu to deliver on his renewed hope agenda.
In his sermon, the national missioner of Ansraul Islam Society of Nigeria, Sheikh AbdulMumin Ayara, condemned arbitrary increament of food prices and other commodities by traders under the guise of inflation and exchange rates.
He said those hiking prices of food stuff and other goods arbitrarily should have the fear of Allah as they would be made to account for their deeds in the hereafter .
Earlier in an address the Chairman, Hijrah Islamic Organisation, Professor Badmas Yusuf, urged government to encourage foreign investment in the country .
He also appealed to government to evolve policies that will focus on divesification of the economy.
Cov/Ali Muhammad Rabi’u.
