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Govs Who Permitted Congregational Eid Prayers Should Be Impeached – MURIC

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The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has said state governors who permitted the observance of Eid-el-Fitr prayers at large prayer grounds over the weekend should be impeached.

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Professor Ishaq Akintola, Director of MURIC, said this in a statement made available to journalists on Wednesday.

The Muslim faithful in Nigeria joined the rest of their counterparts across the world on Sunday to celebrate the Eid-el-Fitr, which marked the end of the long-month season of Ramadan.

Despite the guidelines issued by the presidential task force (PTF) on COVID-19, Muslim faithful gathered at the prayer grounds in states where the governors lifted the lockdown to observe the Eid prayers.

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However, Akintola said the actions of the governors were a violation of the guideline issued by the Federal Government, the Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) and the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) both headed by Sa’ad Abubakar III, the Sultan of Sokoto.

He wondered why Muslims in the country disrespected constituted authorities in the country, describing their actions as “articulated religiosity”.

He said the lawmakers in the states concerned need to do the needful and discipline their governors immediately.

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The statement read: “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.

“There must be consequences when people in positions of authority gamble with the lives of their citizens. This singular action has put the whole country in danger and we only have to wait for the next two weeks as the virus incubates for us to know the impact of the governors’ intransigence.

“This is how not to worship Allah. Neither is it about the right to celebrate a festival. MURIC as a human rights body will not defend the indefensible. Islam is a religion of justice. Therefore we will not bend the rules or change the goal post after the game has already started just because Muslim governors are involved this time around.

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“The fact that we vowed to promote Allah-given fundamental human rights of Muslims does not mean that we would look away when Muslims do the wrong thing. Afterall we were all here when Christians marked Easter without fanfare, pomp and pageantry. So why can’t we as Muslims control ourselves?

“We have not seen the end of this incident if we have conscious lawmakers in the state assemblies. Any lawmaker worth his salt will know that the action of the erring governors stand in contra-distinction to the provisions of Article 14 Section 2(b) of the1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria which stipulates that the security and welfare of the people shall be the primary purpose of government.

“In essence, the governors have committed impeachable offences. We, therefore, call on the state legislators to do the needful. We do not want governors who do not care about human life. The choice before the governors is this: apologise publicly or resign and pack out of government house, otherwise your impeachment is just around the corner.”

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Akintola apologised to President Muhammadu Buhari Nigerians “on behalf of the Muslim community”.

He urged President Buhari to speak against the act by the governors, saying that Nigerian Muslims are not holier than their counterparts in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

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The statement read: “Every Nigerian Muslim must take responsibility for this. These recalcitrant governors have embarrassed Islamdom. We must admit our wrong particularly because what we did is capable of bringing untold hardship upon the whole country. The next two weeks will tell. But to start with, we must show remorse and apologise to fellow Nigerians for exposing the country to danger.

“It is on this note that we of the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) tender unreserved apology, first to President Muhammadu Buhari, the Federal Government and all law-abiding citizens in the country. If we have always been quick to confront those who maltreat Muslims, we must not be silent when the Muslims themselves wrongly defy the rest of Nigerians and embark on actions capable of causing mass death among innocent Nigerians.

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“We must speak truth to power because truth is sacrosanct. The governors simply went on a show of shame. It is disgraceful. It is a huge blunder. When did Nigerian Muslims become more Muslim than their Makkan counterparts? Why must we assemble for Id prayer in Nigeria when Muslims in all Arab countries prayed at home? Muslims in Senegal, Gambia, Ghana and other West African countries prayed at home.

“President Muhammadu Buhari must not allow these erring governors to go scot free. They must be sanctioned. FG must speak up. The action of these recalcitrant governors must be condemned in strong terms. Thereafter, Mr. President must design suitable punishments that will touch only the office and personality of the governors without necessarily affecting the gullible and misled citizens in the state. Those who fail to take responsibility have no cassu belli for occupying the government house.”

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