By Usman Aliyu
Muslim stakeholders in Edo have referred to as for unity, reconciliation and stronger cooperation amongst members of the group to handle inner divisions and advance their collective pursuits forward of the 2027 common elections.
The stakeholders made the decision on Saturday in Benin throughout a one-day Muslim engagement, the place members raised considerations about disagreements amongst Muslim leaders and establishments.
They additionally raised considerations about poverty alleviation, training, youth improvement, the welfare of Muslim employees and points surrounding the sporting of hijab.
The News. Agency of Nigeria (NAN) experiences that the assembly was themed:: “Unity, Cooperation and the Development of the Muslim Ummah.”
The assembly offered a platform for Muslim leaders and different stakeholders to debate challenges dealing with the group and discover methods of strengthening unity and selling its social and financial improvement.
Participants confused the necessity for larger understanding and cooperation amongst Muslim teams, noting {that a} united group could be higher positioned to handle its considerations and contribute meaningfully to the event of the state.
Speaking on the engagement, Mallam Ahmed Momoh, Special Adviser to Gov. Monday Okpebholo on Islamic Religious Matters, mentioned the assembly was convened to handle divisions inside the Muslim group and promote reconciliation.
“The essence of this programme is unity of the Ummah. We don’t want that division in the Muslim sector,” he mentioned.
Momoh mentioned the engagement was a part of efforts to supply a platform for dialogue between the federal government and Muslim stakeholders.
He added that the workplace of the Special Adviser was meant to facilitate communication and handle points affecting the group.
He additionally introduced plans for a Muslim Engagement Summit in Edo North in November, the place stakeholders would deliberate on the way forward for the group and its political path.
“For us as Muslims, it’s not what we will get that is most important to us. We don’t want that division in the Muslim sector,” he mentioned.
Momoh attributed the institution of the Office of the Special Adviser on Islamic Religious Matters to the Okpebholo administration’s efforts to advertise engagement with the Muslim group.
He described the workplace as an vital platform for bringing Muslim organisations collectively and strengthening communication between the group and the state authorities.
According to him, the workplace can solely obtain its aims if Muslim leaders and organisations cooperate to handle their variations.
“The office has come to stay,” he mentioned, expressing confidence that sustained engagement would strengthen cohesion inside the group.
He referred to as on Muslims throughout Edo to assist the initiative and take part in efforts to construct a extra united group.
Momoh urged Muslim leaders and members of the group to prioritise reconciliation and collective pursuits over disagreements.
“Unity. Let us unite. Let us unite so that we will be able to fight the cause of the Ummah,” he mentioned.
The engagement introduced collectively Muslim stakeholders to debate methods of strengthening cooperation and advancing the pursuits of the group in Edo.
NAN experiences that different members on the assembly raised considerations about disagreements amongst Muslim leaders and establishments, calling for dialogue, reconciliation and stronger coordination.
One of the members, Usman Tijani, who recognized himself as a consultant of the League of Imams, urged the particular adviser to work with conventional rulers and different group leaders to resolve disputes affecting the Muslim group.
He mentioned current disagreements required constructive intervention to forestall additional divisions.
Another participant, Umar Abdullahi, highlighted poverty alleviation, training, youth improvement and the welfare of Muslim employees as points requiring consideration.
Other members referred to as for measures to guard Muslim pupils’ pursuits in faculties, together with addressing considerations surrounding the sporting of hijab. (NAN)
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Edited by Chioma Ugboma
