The Muslim Rights Concern, (MURIC), has warned against tenure extension for Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun. Prof. Ishaq Akintola, the Executive Director of MURIC, in a statement on Monday, said the extension could erode efficiency, breed division, and diminish public confidence in the police According to him, the amendment to the Police Act that paved the way for Egbetokun’s tenure extension is a cause for concern. The amended Section 18(8) of the Act allows the I-G to remain in office until the end of the term stipulated in the…
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“Dissolution of Shari’ah panel, gross violation of Yoruba Muslims’ rights” – MURIC
The Muslim Rights Concern, (MURIC), has condemned the order given by the Ewi of Ado Ekiti, Oba Rufus Adeyemo Adejugbe for the dissolution of the independent Shari’ah Panel in Ekiti State, describing it as ‘illegal, illegitimate, unlawful and unconstitutional’. The Islamic human rights organisation argued that Ewi’s order is an affront to Section 38 (i) & (ii) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, which guarantees freedom of religion. MURIC, in a statement by its Executive Director Professor Ishaq Akintola said the order was handed down after …
Read MoreLeave tax reform Bills discussion to economists, MURIC tells clerics
The Islamic human rights organisation, Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has said economists and finance experts should be the ones talking about the Tax Reform Bills which are before the 10th Senate. Its Executive Director, Is’haq Akintola, stated this as videos of northern Islamic clerics preaching against the Bills are trending on social media. The Bills, which have passed second reading in the Senate, are the Joint Revenue Board of Nigeria (Establishment) Bill, 2024 -SB.583; The Nigeria Revenue Service (Establishment) BILL, 2024- SB.584; The Nigeria Tax Administration Bill, 2024-SB.585, and the…
Read MoreEl-Rufa’i Lawsuit: Kaduna Govt. debunks MURICs allegations
The Kaduna State government has debunked a statement issued by the Islamic human rights organisation, Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), on Saturday, August 17, 2024, describing it as unfounded, misleading, and an imagination of the authorsfalsehood. Recall that MURIC recently accused the State government (KDSG) of dragging the North back by a hundred years by pursuing political vendetta against the former governor, Nasir el-Rufa’i. The group, in a statement issued by its Executive Director, Professor Is’haq Akintola, specifically slammed KDSG for ignoring all the brilliant legal practitioners in the North to…
Read MorePlanned Protest: “We wont join enemies of peace” – MURIC
The Muslim Rights Concern, (MURIC), has said that its members will not participate in the protest being planned over economic hardship in the country alleging that Lagos is being targeted like before for possible revenge for electoral loss. Its Executive Director, Professor Ish’aq Akintola, in an issued statement, said Nigerians should acknowledge various efforts being made by the Federal Government to alleviate the suffering of the masses. It therefore advised the youth to be creative and innovative instead of being docile, complacent and destructive. MURIC also advised Nigerian youths not…
Read MoreMURIC raises alarm over alleged plan to depose Sultan of Sokoto
?.?…”He must be guarded jealously”, VP Shettima ?The Muslim Rights Concern group, (MURIC), has raised alarm over an alleged plan by Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu, to depose the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Saad Abubakar III. It’s Executive Director, Prof. Isiaq Akintola, made the announcement in a statement yesterday. ?The development comes amidst controversy and tension over the deposition of monarchs in Kano State. Recall that the State governor Aliyu previously deposed 15 traditional rulers for various offences. Under the current law, the authority to appoint district and village heads…
Read More‘Why Muslims must say no to labourstrike’- MURIC
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has told the labour unions that their ongoing strike will make life unbearable for Muslims preparing for Eid-el-Kabiir (Sallah) which is just a few days away. The group, which said this yesterday in an issued statement signed by its Executive Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola, advised NLC to postpone its strike until after the Muslim festival. ?The statement read in part There is no scintilla of doubt that the strike will make life unbearable for Muslims preparing for Eid-el-Kabiir (Sallah) which is just a few days…
Read MoreMURIC urges Tinubu not to sign agreement on LGBTQ
The Islamic organisation, Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has urged President Bola Tinubu to reject the LGBT accord that will legalise lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, and transgender (LGBT) in Nigeria. The recommendation was issued by MURIC yesterday, as stated in a statement endorsed by the organisations Executive Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola. The statement said: Western countries, under the aegis of the EU-ACP, have been putting Nigeria under pressure to join countries that legalise lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) relationship. This has always been the goal of globalisation from the onset. We reject…
Read MoreCongratulate Tinubu on Supreme Court verdict MURIC urges Atiku
The Islamist group, Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has called on the main opposition candidate, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to congratulate the winner, President Bola Tinubu. In a statement issued yesterday, the group’s Executive Director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, implored Atiku to display Islamic brotherhood and political maturity by congratulating the winner. Akintola said that politics was over as the legal fireworks had come to an end with the final pronouncement of the Supreme Court. Recall that the apex court affirmed the victory of Tinubu in the…
Read MoreAppointments: MURIC knocks Tinubu for favouring Yorubas, Christians
The Muslim Rights Concern, (MURIC), has berated the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) for remaining silent more than 72 hours after the appointment of five Christians and two Muslims as Service Chiefs by a Muslim president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. This was contained in a statement issued yesterday by MURICs Executive Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola. According to MURIC, the appointments made so far by President Tinubu are lopsided because they favour mainly Yorubas and Christians. The group argued that the Nigerian media as well as cyberspace would have been awash with…
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