Some university and Islamic scholars of Ilorin extraction are working out a blueprint to tackle youth unemployment and other social vices among the youth of Ilorin emirate.
This was disclosed at a Ramadan lecture organised by Ilorin Emirate Staff Union, University of Ilorin.
Ilorin, the kwara state capital is reputed for education, especially Arabic and Islamic education.
Inspite of this, the city is not immune to certain economy-induced social vices.
This is because many youths in the city are not gainfully employed.
This has informed the topic of this Ramadan lecture: Contemporary Sociopolitical Issues in Ilorin Emirate: The Islamic Point of View.
Islamic scholars and university scholars of Ilorin extraction populate this hall to to do justice to the topic.
Ustadh Lukman Isalekoto challenges the academic to be the think-tank of Ilorin prosperity for Ilorin.
The need to continued Islamic, western and vocational education as well as communal living among the people of Ilorin is equally emphasized.
The lecture is organised by Ilorin Emirate Staff Association, University of Ilorin.
The association is expected to come up with a communique which will proffer solutions to the socio-economic challenges confronting Ilorin Emirate.
Islamic Scholars advise incoming government on inclusive governance.
A group of Islamic Scholars have advised the incoming administration to adopt a style of governance that will listen to the demands of its citizens and put the will of the people first.
The scholars made the call while speaking at at an annual Ramadan lecture organised by the Muslim Pharmacists Association of Nigeria Association held in Ibadan.
A guest speaker at the event, Umar Al-Farouk who noted that calling for an interim government is not the best way to go, advised the parties who didn’t meet up with the constitutional requirements in the last elections to work together with the winners for the good of the nation.
According to him, in every context, somebody will win and somebody will lose, and if you don’t have a way of coping when you lose, don’t join the race.
He advised that the person who has won the last election should know that the task ahead of him is a great one, saying he should prepare and pray for God’s guidance to lead well
In his words, those who have lost should not spend the next four years pulling down the government but they should work to uplift the people.
President of the Muslim Pharmacists Association of Nigeria Adeyanju Abdulrasaq noted that the event was timely as it seeks to teach those in leadership positions how to be accountable to their followers.
He advised those occupying leadership positions to ensure that the will of their people are respected and resist the urge to be power drunk.