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| Lai Muhammed |
The Federal Government has urged Muslims to respect
constituted authorities in order to promote national security,
stability and cohesion.
Minister of Information Alhaji Lai Mohammed gave the advice
yesterday at the Abuja National Mosque during a two-day
conference on “Promoting National Stability Through Constructive
Social Relations with Constituted Authority” organized by the
Zaymar Islamic Research and Development Education Centre.
The minister said Muslims irrespective of their sect must respect
and be loyal to constituted authority in the country.
“The Holy Qur’an and the Prophet Muhammad harp on the need
for believers to obey, remain loyal and to recognize and
acknowledge the authority of those who preside over their affairs,
particularly their Muslim leaders. We should treat them with
utmost respect and desist from being confrontational to them,”
Mohammed said.
He warned that a deviation from this advice will only spell further
doom over and above what the country is currently experiencing.
Meanwhile, the Chief of Army Staff Major-General Tukur Yusuf
Buratai and Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral Ibok Ekwe Ibas
assured Nigerians of security and respect for human rights.
National Coordinator of Zaymar Hajiya Shifa Garba said the
conference was among others meant to bridge the gap and
cement existing relationship between the citizens and the leaders
across the country.
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