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Salah Prayer: Legislators asked to impeach Ganduje, Zulum, other Northern govs
May 26, 2020
An Islamic human rights organization, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) on Tuesday called on President Muhammadu Buhari to sanction governors of Kano, Borno, Nasarawa, Jigawa and some other states for allegedly defying the Federal Government’s pray-at-home directive on Eid-el-Fitr day.
MURIC said Buhari must not allow the erring governors to go scot-free because their action to allow public prayer during the celebration was grossly irresponsible.
Reports had indicated that Kano, Borno, Nasarawa, Jigawa and some other states allegedly defied the Federal Government’s (FG) pray-at-home directive on Eid-el-Fitr as well as the advisories of the Jamaatu Nasril Islam (JNI) and the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) that Muslims should avoid converging for prayers on Sunday, 24th May, 2020 in order to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus.
Reaction, MURIC apologized on behalf of the governors, while calling for stiff action against them.
This was contained in a statement signed and sent to DAILY POST by MURIC’s Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola.
The statement reads: “We are deeply perturbed by the action of some Northern state governors who goaded Muslims in their states to congregate for the Id al-Fitr prayer on Sunday 24th May, 2020 in spite of directives to the contrary from the FG, JNI and NSCIA. It is an act of gross irresponsibility. It is a shame that governors can play to the gallery even when it has to do with human life. This is not Islam. It is articulated religiosity.
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