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26 —Vanguard Vanguard, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, , 2019 THE Vice Chancellor, University of Lagos, UNILAG, Prof Oluwatoyin Ogundipe has urged the graduating students of Diploma in Mosque Leadership and Management, DMLM to be good ambassadors of the school and Islam, urging them to positively change the society through their sermons and mosque leadership. Ogundipe stated this during the graduation ceremony of the 30 graduating students who received Diploma certificates in Mosque Leadership under the department of Religious studies of the institution last weekend. The Vice Chancellor who was represented by the Dean, Faculty of Education, Prof. Monday Ubangha congratulated the new Imams urging them to impact positively on the society. “I urge you to be good ambassadors of the University of Lagos and Islam. You are carrying the certificate of the school and you are enjoined to be good representatives of the school at all times,” he said. The Coordinator of the programme, Ag. HOD, Department of Religious Studies, Dr. Ismail Musa said “Today, 30 students have been successfully exposed to various learning experiences including practical demonstrations in Tafsir and Khutbah delivery. The programme was conceived as a platform for professional training of lmams and different categories of serving or intending officials of mosques. “The feedback we obtain from the beneficiaries in terms of significant changes in their orientation and understanding of Rabiul Thaani 1, 1441 A.H. UNILAG trains 30 Imams in Mosque Mgt •VC urges them to be good ambassadors their enormous responsibilities is both impressive and encouraging. Our colleagues in the academia have also been appraising the programme since its inception. Dr Musa who is also the Chief Imam of school, said two universities have already indicated interest in mounting similar programmes based on the success story at the University of Lagos. “We are prepared to offer mentoring services to whoever decides to build capacity of lmams to be able to meet the needs of the 2lst century. We are keen on improving the quality of the programme through the identification of further needs of participants and responding to them adequately. “One critical area of challenge is securing sponsorship for numerous qualified participants who are cannot afford the cost of the programme. I take this opportunity to call on stakeholders to recognize the need to support the programme by funding our scholarship schemes on a sustainable basis. “Some of them have demonstrated brilliance in specific areas of their training. We have decided to recognize them specially today. Imam Gbenle AbdulWasiy emerged as the best graduating student with a cumulative GPA of 4.64. He also clinched the Best Prize in Arabic Grammar and Khutbat presentation, Best in Principle of Mosque Management and Best in Professional Research. He was closely followed by Imam Mojeed Yahya Kolawole with CGPA of 4.21. Delivering lecture at the event, Sheikh Ridwani Zuglool, Mudeer of Daru-Dawah Wal-Irshad, Arabic and Islamic Center, Isolo urged the graduands to continue to seek knowledge, keep abreast with developments in the country so as to be able to treat issues of interest in their sermons. The Chairman of the Occasion, Dr. Fatai Lawal described the programme as laudable and one way of promoting peace and unity in the country. He congratulated the graduands urging them to make the mosque a more friendly environment where people will be encouraged to seek knowledge. In the same vein, Prof Wakeel Isola who is the chairman of Human Resources Development Center of the institution stated that the success of the programme would provide a solution path to the plethora of socio-economic problems confronting the nation as the new religious leaders would positively impact on the society. Also, Prof M. A Bidmus on his part, urged the new Imams to further their knowledge as according to the Prophet, knowledge is from the cradle to the grave. He added that the mosque was designed for sustainability and that the Institution had provided the expertise with which they can sustain the mosques in their respective areas. Others who presented goodwill messages were the Baba Adini of Lagos and Chairman of the Lagos Central Mosque Council, Sheikh AbdulHafeez Abou and Head of Imams, Imam Tijani Gbajabiamila who also represented the Grand Chief Imam of Lagos State at the BARKA JUMAH Stay with faith Allah will grant ease after difficulty. Al-Talaq 65:7 Sudden and shocking deaths of great friends, all at once, is most confounding! Too much pain laced with unbearable confusion. Only Allah can heal us. Hang on to Him. Stay with faith. Be strong! Allah won't ever burden us beyond our capacity. Allah shall heal and restore us. Hail Allah. Be real strong! Ease and joy forever stay with us all, insha Allah. Happy jumat. — Dr. Adewale Adeeyo, OON MUSWEN calls for Sharia Courts ts in South West est THE Muslim Ummah of South West Nigeria recently advocated establishment of Shariah Courts in all the six states in the South Western parts of Nigeria. MUSWEN in a communique made available to newsmen at the end of the 4th MUSWEN General Assembly held in Ibadan, Oyo State maintained that the creation of the Shari’ah courts in South West states “is necessary in order to cater for the yearnings of Muslims who are in the majority.” Part of the communique reads that, “Shari‘ah Court should be established by governments in the Southwestern Nigeria in catering for the yearnings of Muslims who are in the majority to replace Shari‘ah Panels being operated presently by Muslim organizations”. “That Shari‘ah Court should be established by governments in the Southwestern Nigeria in catering for the yearnings of Muslims who are in the majority to replace Shari‘ah Panels being operated presently by Muslim organizations. That to ensure proper administration of justice, MUSWEN advocates urgent judicial reform, taking a cue from the principle of Islamic Judicial System.” MUSWEN added, “these Shari’ah courts when established, would replace Shari‘ah panels being operated presently by Muslim organizations in the region.” Concerning the Hijab issue, MUSWEN insisted that “institution of Hijab is sacrosanct in Islam and cannot be compromised for Muslim girls and women in any part of the country,” “ Institution of Hijab is sacrosanct in Islam and cannot be compromised for Muslim girls and women in any part of the country. MUSWEN further reiterates its commitment to Hijab struggle not only in the southwest but throughout the country as provided for, under freedom of religion in the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”. It pointed out that the issue of Hijab controversy at the International School, University of Ibadan should be legitimately pursued and that the Ummah should do so within the ambits of the law.”. MUSWEN in the communique also frowned at what it termed as political lopsidedness against Muslims in the Southwest and at the Federal Level. On the state of the nation, MUSWEN said “ there have been some modest improvements in the state of the nation under the present administration.” and that “Federal Government should intensify efforts to diversify the economy of the nation”. MUSWEN in the communique also announced the appointment of Professor Muslih Yahya, a retired Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies from the University of Jos as new Executive Secretary, following expiration of the tenure of the pioneer Executive Secretary, Professor Dawud Noibi. From Left: Sheikh Ridwanullah Zuglool, Mudeer, Daru-Dawah Wal Irshad Arabic From left: Dr. Ismail Musa, Coordinator/Ag. H.O.D, Department of Religious Center, Isolo; Alhaji M. O Junaid; Dr. Fatai Lawal, Chairman of the Occasion; Studies, and Chief Imam of UNILAG; Chairman, UNILAG Muslim Prof Monday Ubangha, Dean, Faculty of Education, and Representative of the Community, Prof Lai Olurode and Founder, Jama’atu Ahlillah, JAMALI, Vice Chancellor, UNILAG and Prof Wakeel Isola, Chairman, Human Resources Imam Abdullah Akinbode during the graduation ceremony held at the Development Centre, UNILAg during the occasion. Mosque, Multipurpose hall, University of Lagos, Akoka, recently.
Rabiul Thaani 1, 1441 A.H. NAHCON Act ct on tenure of chairman, commissioners By Ibrahim Muhammed “There is no shame in not knowing; the shame lies in not finding out” – Rusian Proverb HAJJ administration in Nigeria witnessed a historic moment on Thursday, 24th May 2007 inside the Olusegun Obasanjo hall in the office of The Head of Civil Service of the Federation. It was the day hajj administration was erected on a pillar of law and defines regulations. That was the day the then Secretary to the government of the federation, Mahmud Yayale Ahmed formally inaugurates members of the boards of the national hajj commission of Nigeria. Hajj operations took an upward swing since that historic day. Members of the national hajj commission inaugurated on that day are: Alhaji Muhammed Musa Bello, the current Minister of FCT as Chairman/Chief Executive Officer. The Full-time commissioners are: Alhaji Liadi Tella and Dr Badmus O. Yusuf. Part-Time members representing Geo-political zones are Sheikh Adams Idoko representing South East Zone, Alhaja Fatimah Oyekan representing South West Zone, Alhaji Ahmed Efebili representing South-South Zone, Sheikh Musa Isa representing North Central Zone. Alhaji Salisu Ado Shinkafi from North West. Zone and Hajiya Hannatu Sanda Birma amount to North East Zone Please, permit me to share with you some vital parts of the inaugural speech of the then secretary to the government of the federation vis-a-vis the position of the NAHCON ESTABLISHMENT ACT 2006 as it relates to the office of Chairman and other members of the commission. Furthermore, NAHCON ACT 2006 separated the office of Chairman as a distinct office from the three permanent commissioners. Office of Chairman as the chief accounting officer is not the same as the office of Permanent Commissioners as contained in NAHCON establishment 2006. On the composition of the commission, Section 3 (1) stated that the commission shall consist of (A) The chairman who shall be: i) The Chief Executives and accounting officer of the commission; ii) Responsible for the commission for the day to day management of the commission. This was followed by section 3 sub-section (b) which stated that “Three full-term members and six part-time members representing two geopolitical zones two who shall be women. Interpretatively, Section 3 (A) sub-section 1 and 2 stands on its own and it clearly defines the office of chairman while section 3 (B) deals with the appointment of permanent commissioners. This shows that there is a clear difference between the office of the Chairman of NAHCON and that of the permanent commissioners. Consequently, whoever occupies the office of Permanent Commissioner for 8 years can be appointed as Chairman for another eight years. That is the position of NAHCON Establishment Act 2006. Moreover, the current Ag Chairman and the commissioner in charge of operation have served only one term in office as Chairman and Commissioner of Operation respectively. Their reappointment in acting capacity falls within the scope of NAHCON act as they can still be considered for another term (second-term) of 4 years or be allowed to operate pending when new boards are constituted. President Muhamadu Buhari administrative policies have been on consolidation of service delivery through Ministries, departments and agencies. This commendable vision saw the second coming of the Governor of Central Bank Godwin Emefiele. The chairman of the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), Elias Mbam was also reappointed due to his good record. The current Ag NAHCON Chairman, Abdullahi Mukhtar Muhammed and his team are widely acknowledged as the engine inside the moving transformation vehicle in NAHCON in the last 8 years. They deserve a second term as Chairman of NAHCON to consolidate the gains of their achievements. Note that Section 20(1) of the National Hajj Commission Act 2006 squarely places the supervision of the Commission under the Presidency. So, if the Presidency whose responsibility it is to supervise NAHCON says it is satisfied with the status quo, who then will say no? Muhammed is the National Coordinator, Independent Hajj Reporters Hon. Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Pharm. Uzamat Akinbile-Yussuf (middle) receiving the 2019 Hajj report from the Chairman, Ad-hoc Committee, Alh. Jebe Ahmad Abdullahi (left). With them from right are, the Ad-hoc committee Vice Chairman, Alhaja Muhibat Rufai; Board Secretary, Mr. Rahman Ishola; Permanent Secretary, Mrs. Adebunmi Adekanye and Director, Home Affairs, Mrs. Olubunmi Fatimikun, during the presentation of the report held at the Secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja, recently. "Vanguard, FRIDAY NOVEMBER 29, 2019 —27 MURIC wants speedy trials, death sentence for looters •Asks NASS to rescue Nigeria, support Buhari THE Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has recommended speedy trials, death sentence and life imprisonment for looters through the special courts. MURIC in a statement signed by its Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola also called on National Assembly to support President Muhammadu Buhari in his efforts to put Nigeria back on the right track. It will be recalled that President Muhammadu Buhari recently appealed to members of the nineth National Assembly NASS to support his programmes. According to MURIC, “If looters who are less than 1% of the population can arrogate to themselves more than 85% of Nigeria’s total wealth, if kleptomaniacs can sentence more than 198 million Nigerians to a life of total darkness, pot-hole ridden roads, hunger, illiteracy and disease, why shouldn’t we have special courts that will sentence the same looters to life imprisonment or even death (as in China) after speedy trials? “In our concluding remarks, we charge the nineth NASS to cooperate fully with President Muhammadu Buhari in the interest of Nigeria. We demand bills for the creation of special courts to try looters. We urge the NASS to ignore the tauntings, insinuations and provocations from fifth columnists. We call for the support of legislators for bills sponsored by the executive, approval for its projects and speedy confirmation for its nominees.” “Nigeria has seen better times in terms of the attitude of the legislature. The nineth NASS must distant itself from the parliamentary rascality for which the eighth NASS was known. Decorum was thrown to the winds under Bukola Saraki and Yakubu Dogara. “It was the era of rebellious and unscrupulous lawmakers, legislative charlatans, traitors of the cause of democracy, enemies of probity and accountability and champions of lootocracy. Bitter politics made the eighth NASS delay the budget for seven months during which the masses whistled for their dinner while lawmakers had breakfast in Rome, lunch in Florence and dinner in Venice. It was the age of theatricals and professional tree-climbers took the driving seat. The leadership of the eighth Senate saw himself as invincible until the ‘O to gee’ revolution pulled the rug from his feet from far away Kwara. “However, Nigerians have seen the difference in the nineth NASS. We have seen purposeful leadership and patriotism in the new crop of legislators. These must translate to result-oriented legislation. Our lawmakers must realize that only a harmonious relationship between the executive and the lawmakers can give Nigerians the dividends of democracy. But corruption has been the monster standing between the latter and the citizenry. The human rights group called on the NASS to rescue Nigeria. “The nineth National Assembly must come to the nation’s rescue. It is therefore not just about President Muhammadu Buhari. It is about Nigeria. The current NASS, especially Senate, must therefore set the machinery in motion for the establishment of special courts to try looters. The existing courts are being bogged down by technicalities and red-tapism. Our people say if a child masters the art of dying, the mother must perfect the art of immortality. If looters are bent on using part of their booty to beat prosecution, our lawmakers must design ways of beating them in their own game. Lagos Muslim Pilgrims Board submits 2019 19 Hajj report THE Lagos State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has formally presented the Y2019 Hajj report to the State Governor, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu. The report was received by the Hon. Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Pharm. Uzamat Akinbile-Yussuf on behalf of the Governor from the Chairman, Ad-hoc Committee for Y2019 Hajj operation, Alh. Jebe Ahmad Abdullahi, in the conference room of the ministry, recently. After the presentation, the Commissioner on behalf of the State Government thanked God and appreciated the members for ensuring a hitch-free hajj exercise. She stressed that the commitment shown by the committee was responsible for the successes recorded during the operation. Pharm. Akinbile-Yussuf who promised to personally read the report and forward same to Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, assured the members that she would encourage Mr. Governor to issue a letter of commendation to them in recognition of their selfless service to the state. While promising to take advantage of the committee’s recommendations with a view to improving future operations, the Commissioner urged them not to hesitate to render selfless service to the state whenever they are called upon. Earlier in his address, the Committee Chairman, Alh. Jebe said that the committee which was inaugurated by the Deputy Governor, Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat fews days before the commencement of airlifting exercise, immediately set up sub-committees in order to make the exercise seamless. He gave the list of the sub-committees and their heads to include, Alh. Hakeem Shittu (Finance); Hon. Jubreel AbdulKareem (Transport); Hon. Hakeem Bamgbola (Accommodation) and Imam Shakirudeen Gafar (Mina/Arafat/Madina) Others are Imam Hakeem Lawal (Dawah); Hadja Muinat Ajose and Muhibat Rufai (Welfare); Alh. Abubakar Olamilekan (Luggage); Alh. Bashiru Adekoya (Publicity) and Alh. Tajudeen Alabi (Adviser). Alh. Jebe who is presently the Special Adviser to the Governor on Islamic Affairs, stressed that every member of the committee including the Board Secretary and members of staff worked assiduously towards ensuring that the state’s pilgrims received the best of treatment through out their stay in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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