Osun To Host 10th General Assembly Of Muslim Ummah Of South West Nigeria On Sunday
Osun State Muslim Community is set to host the 10th General Assembly of the Muslim Ummah of South West Nigeria (MUSWEN).
This was disclosed on Thursday by MUSWEN President, Alhaji Rasaki Oladejo, during a press conference held in Osogbo.
Oladejo, who is also the Deputy President-General (South) of Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), said this year’s edition will come up on Sunday, November 16, at Gbongan, Osun State.
Alhaji Oladejo said the theme of this year’s edition is
“Nigeria’s Economy: Any Hope For the Masses?” with the Executive Governor of Nasarawa State, Engr. Abdullahi Audu Sule is the keynote speaker.
The MUSWEN president said the programme will witness a N2 billion fundraising aimed
at “econmic empowerment; scholarships/bursay awards; specialised
training in Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Data Informatics, etc, to make our youths employable.”
“We also plan to support our youth and women job owners through various entrepreneurship training and skills acquisition programs. In addition, part of the fund will be utilized in the construction of a modern Headquarters Secretariat Building at the Agodi GRA, Ibadan
“MUSWEN plans to provide healthcare facilities with the state-of-the-art medical
diagnostics and other infrastructures for the benefit of the Muslim Ummah across the six South West States,” he added.
Meanwhile, the Muslim Ummah described the recent designation of Nigeria by the United States President Donald Trump as a “Country of Particular Concern” as an abnormality.
Alhaji Oladejo said the pronouncement, “coming at a time Nigeria is regaining credibility after years of insecurity, corruption scandals and image erosion, the redesignation is unfortunate and misplaced, to say the least.”
He added that “The re-designation, ostensibly fuelled by what Trump described as “genocide
against the Nigerian Christian populace”, is to all intents and purposes, a manifestation of the well-known double standard of the United States in international diplomacy.
“Here is a world power that conveniently gloats over the atrocious Israeli state-sponsored genocide against the Palestinian population in Gaza, now turning
around to equate a non-state backed security breach to genocide, and on that basis branding the Nigerian state a “Country of Particular Concern”.
Kazeem Badmus is a graduate of Mass Communication with years of experience. A professional in journalism and media writing, Kazeem prioritses accuracy and factual reportage of issues. He is also a dexterous finder of the truth with conscious delivery of unbiased and development oriented stories.
