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 away.
““Who did NLC leadership consult before declaring strike and what did they advice? Are there no Muslims among members of NLC executive? Are there no Muslims among NLC’s advisers or are they all ‘Yes Daddy’? If there are, are they conscious Muslims or just Muslims by name? Are they not aware that Sallah is next week?
“This strike is ill-timed. It is a recipe for a topsy-turvy Sallah. We advise NLC to postpone it till after the Salah. If NLC rejects our advice and goes ahead with its satanic strike, we will ask all Muslim workers who know that they will meet Allah yaom al-Qiyaamah (The Last Day) not to cooperate with NLC. They should reject the strike because it is an assault on the religion of Islam.
“We call on all Muslim leaders and Islamic organisations in Nigeria to speak up now before it is too late. We must reject the tyranny of Muslim-haters thinly veiled in unionism. We say ‘No To Strike in Sallah.”.
