Hijra holiday: Stakeholders carpet critics of Kwara government

Date: 2023-07-26

Muslims stakeholders in Kwara state have condemned critics of the government's declaration of 1st Muharram 1445(Hijrah) as work-free day in the state.

The chairman of the group, Alh Is-haq Abdul-Karim, during a media parley in Ilorin the state capital, declared the criticism from Prof Funmilayo Adesanya – Davies as baseless.

He wondered what concerned Adesanya- Davies about a public holiday declared for Muslims who have endured the imposition of 1st January as a public holiday by the colonial masters in Nigeria for more than 63 years.

He described the comments of Adesanya- Davies on the matter as a sign of religious intolerance.

Abdulkarim reminded the scholar of the fact that Oyo and Ogun states headed by Christian governors had earlier declared 1st Muharram of this year as work-free day in their states.

“This is in addition to similar declarations across Nigeria, including Osun state,” he added.

On Adesanya-Davies' call for return of Kwara schools to missions, AbdulKarim recalled that the matter was taken to court by Kwara state CAN since 2013 which they lost at the Ilorin High Court by the judgement of 2016 and also lost their appeal at the Court of Appeal in 2019.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Yeketi     CUTI     Yusuf Aiyedun     Mustapha Akanbi     HYPPADEC     Abdulsalam A. Yusuf     Afin Descendants Union Of Odo-Owa     Olukotun Of Ikotun     Paul Odama     Toyin Falola     Matthew Okedare     Abdulquawiy Olododo     Rashidi Yekini     Opobiyi     Rachael Obisesan     Ileloke     Bashirat Bola Bello     Siraj Oyewale     Dar-Al-Handasah Consultants Ltd     Tunji Olawuyi     MATTA Girls Foundation     Kisra     Tayo Awodiji     Tsaragi-Share     Ajibola Ademola Julius     Pius Abioje     Maimunat Oloriegbe     Summit University     Aro Yahaya     Magaji Nda     Raheem Adaramaja     Mohammed Halidu     SGBN     Segun Ogunsola     Saheed Akinwumi     Okin Biscuits     Bayo Mohammed Onimode     Saliu Alamoyo     Sai Kayi     Abubakar Atiku     Local Government Pension Board     EFCC     Saheed Alakoso     ARMTI     Ganmo Power Sub-Station     Idi-Ape     Omotosho     Abdulrahman Abdulrasak     Ojo Isekuse     AbdulRazaq AbduMajeed Alaro     Saliu Mustapha     Ilesha-Gwanara     Budo-Egba     Owode Market     Afolasade Opeyemi Kemi     Titus Ashaolu     Jani Ibrahim     NYSC     Unilorin FM     Baboko     Galadiman Ngeri     Ishaq Abdulkarim     Adedayo Yusuf Abdulkareem     Abdulkadir Jimoh     Joseph Yemi Ajayi     Oloyede     Share-Tsaragi     Moronfoye     Alliance For Democracy     Kola Ologbondiyan     General Hospital, Offa     National Information Technology Development Agency     Countryside Emerging Leaders Fellowship     Garba Ayodele Wahab     Wale Oladepo     Ajuloopin     Igbaja    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Femi Agbaje     Akom Construction And Engineering Synergy Ltd     Ibrahim Bio     Elections     Plat Technologies     Local Government     Flights To Ilorin     Balogun Gambari     Adamu Atta     Simeon Ajibola     Ganmo Electricity Sub-Station     Tunde Kazeem     Oluranti Idowu     John Dara     Presidential Election     Kwara     Yusuf Amuda Aluko     Bankole Omishore     Boko Haram     Abdulkadir Orire     Theophilus Oyebiyi     Bayo Ajia     Ilorin Emirate     Muslim Stakeholders Of Kwara State     Kale Belgore     Ilorin Innovation Hub     07039448763     Kamaldeen Kehinde     Hassan Oyeleke     Ahmed Dankaya     Ibrahim Issa Jetti     Babaita     Niguel Gallando Marcias     Mohammed Danjuma     GGDSS Pakata     Alaiye     Shuaib Boni Aliyu     Abubakar Suleiman     Raliat Islamic Foundation     NTA Ilorin     Taofik Abiodun Ahmed     Bilikisu Gambari     Kaiama     Wole Oke     Saka Adeyemo     Hijab     Mutawali Of Ilorin     Adebayo Salami     Overland     Clement Yomi Adeboye     Saka Abimbola Isau     Peter Obi     Zulkifli Ibraheem     Tayo Awodiji     Atiku     Oko     Agor     Muhammad Yahya     Halimat Yusuf     Erubu Oba Zubair     Amosa     Dan-Kazeem     Adama Isa     Saadu Yusuf     Funmilayo Mohammed     Societe Generale Bank Of Nigeria     Muhammed Aliyu     Joana Nnazua Kolo     Mahee Abdulkadir     Oyedepo     Taofeeq Olateju     Ahman Patigi     Al-Hikmah University     Millennium Development Goals     General Hospital, Ilorin     Tunde Mukaila Mustapha     Kazeem Oladepo