Muslim leaders, under the aegis of the Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria (SCSN) and Jama’atu Izalatil Bid’ah Wa’iqamatus Sunnah (JIBWIS), have raised the alarm that Nigerians are really suffering, just as they have called on the Federal Government and the National Assembly to, as a matter of urgency, nip in the bud the growing hardship in the country.
The Muslim leaders expressed concerns over the country’s economy and security challenges.
Speaking yesterday, when the leadership of SCSN and JIBWIS – Kano State chapter separately at the National Assembly visited the Deputy Senate President, Senator Barau Jibrin, the Kano State Chairman of JIBWIS, Prof. Abdullahi Sale Pakistan, who urged the Federal Government to address the growing hardship in the country, however appealed to the government to intensify efforts at reviving the economy and providing employment in the country.
Also, members of the Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria (SCSN), led by its vice-president, Dr. Bashir Aliyu Umar, said that the removal of fuel subsidy has ballooned the poverty in the country, just as they appealed to the Government to come up with “a genuine means to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy removal’’.
In his remarks, the Deputy Senate President, Senator Jibrin, assured the SCSN and JIBWIS of the commitment of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to revive the economy and address the insecurity in the country.
In a statement by his Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Isma’il Mudashir, the Deputy Senate President said, “President Tinubu is committed and working hard to address the insecurity in the country. He has been on the issue since he assumed office. He is also focused on the revival of the economy to create employment opportunities for our youths. If people get employed, the security situation will improve.
