�Reduce suffering in Nigeria� � South-West Muslims urge Tinubu�

Muslims in the South-West, under the aegis of Muslim Ummah of South-West Nigeria, (MUSWEN), have advised President Bola Tinubu to put in more efforts to reduce suffering in the country.

MUSWEN President and Deputy President-General of Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Rasaki Oladejo, made the call at the 9th MUSWEN General Assembly, yesterday.

The event was witnessed by the Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Muhammad Sa�ad Abubakar III, Oyo State Deputy governor, Barr. AbdulRaheem Adebayo Lawal, Executive Secretary of MUSWEN, Professor Muslih Tayo Yahya and Director of Muslim Rights Concern, (MURIC), Professor Is’haq Akintola.

Oladejo, while speaking at the event, maintained that the current economic situation in the country should be handled with serious caution. He advised Tinubu to show more human feelings and put measures in place in order to mitigate the general suffering in the country.

Oladejo further urged Tinubu to spend the gains made on subsidy removal on security, infrastructure development, electrification, massive food production and employment-generating projects. He added that food importation should not be an option to be considered, as it would make a mockery of subsidy removal.

Oladejo also urged Tinubu to listen to the cry of Nigerians on the proposed tax reform Bill. According to him,, �On the proposed Tax Reform Bill, I urge Mr. President to listen to the outcries from various groups and sections of the country.

�The current economic situation in the country requires serious caution to handle. The Government should show more human feelings and put measures in place to mitigate the general suffering wrought on the citizenry by some of the economic policies. Even though somehow harsh, the Government�s economic policies are meant to correct the maladministration of the past and put the country on a firm economic footing.

According to him, �The Government should spend the gains made on subsidy removal on security, infrastructure development, electrification, massive food production, and employment -generating projects.

�Let me, however, sound a note of warning that food importation should not be an option to be considered: it is not a solution, because it would make a mockery of subsidy removal”, he stressed.