The Federal Government has urged Muslims to
respect constituted authorities in order to promote national security,
stability and cohesion.
Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed gave the advice
yesterday at the Abuja National Mosque during a two-day conference on
“Promoting National Stability Through Constructive Social Relations with
Constituted Authority”, organized by the Zaymar Islamic Research and Development
Education Centre.
Lai said Muslims irrespective of their sect must respect and be
loyal to constituted authority in the country.
“The Holy Qur’an and the Prophet Muhammad harp on the need for
believers to obey, remain loyal and to recognize and acknowledge the authority
of those who preside over their affairs, particularly their Muslim leaders.
We should treat them with utmost respect and desist from being
confrontational to them”, he stated.
He warned that a deviation from that advice would only spell
further doom over and above what the country was currently experiencing.
National Coordinator of Zaymar, Hajiya Shifa Garba said the
conference was among other things, meant to bridge the gap and cement existing
relationship between the citizens and the leaders across the country.
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