Give us equal treatment, Igbo Muslims tell FG, S/East govts
MUSLIMS of Igbo extraction in Nigeria have decried what they described as a seemingly coordinated neglect by the Federal Government and state leadership of the South East geopolitical zone.
They accused the Federal Government of collaborating with the governments of their states to deny them their constitutional rights as citizens of the country.
These were parts of the resolutions reached by the people after a meeting in Abuja where they agreed to follow all legitimate means to push for their recognition at the federal and state levels as well as attainment of all rights which every citizen of Nigeria is entitled to.
The meeting, tagged “Need for Peace and Unity in Igboland and Call on the Federal Government to Appoint Igbo Muslims into the Government,” had in attendance prominent Igbo Muslims from across the country.
The meeting, which was held under the umbrella of South East Muslims of Nigeria (SEMON), discussed the challenges the Igbo Muslims are facing in their respective birthplaces in Igboland, their status as Nigerians, their stand on the agitation by some groups in the South East and the recent threats to the lives of some members of the Igbo Muslim community by some "overzealous” persons in the region.
The group, in a communique signed by its chairman, Muhammad O. Ajah Jr. and secretary, Abdurrahman Nwabueze Urama, as well as Alhaji Hassan Uzoigwe Nwakamma, Suleiman Afikpo, Nnamdi Muhammad Sani, Ukoha Amin Isaac, Alhaji (Chief) Ibrahim Ogbonnia Amah, Mallam Abdulqadir Nnachi and Mubarak Obiahu, members, however, mapped out strategies for peaceful coexistence and understanding in their different areas of living.
The communique reads in part: “We commend
President Muhammadu Buhari for his dynamic and nationalistic leadership style and urge him to appoint qualified Igbo Muslims in position of trust as ministers, ambassadors, directors-general of Federal Government agencies and parastatals as well as board members in the federal organs.
“A situation where Igbo Muslims have been made to bear the identity of third class citizens by the federal and state leaderships is very worrisome.
This has been part of the causes for agitations by different groups in Nigeria. We have been peace-loving, responsible and dexterous patriots of Nigeria in our respective states.
Many of us have ventured in politics and we participate with all other Nigerians to elect the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and other elected representations for our areas.
Tribune
They accused the Federal Government of collaborating with the governments of their states to deny them their constitutional rights as citizens of the country.
These were parts of the resolutions reached by the people after a meeting in Abuja where they agreed to follow all legitimate means to push for their recognition at the federal and state levels as well as attainment of all rights which every citizen of Nigeria is entitled to.
The meeting, tagged “Need for Peace and Unity in Igboland and Call on the Federal Government to Appoint Igbo Muslims into the Government,” had in attendance prominent Igbo Muslims from across the country.
The meeting, which was held under the umbrella of South East Muslims of Nigeria (SEMON), discussed the challenges the Igbo Muslims are facing in their respective birthplaces in Igboland, their status as Nigerians, their stand on the agitation by some groups in the South East and the recent threats to the lives of some members of the Igbo Muslim community by some "overzealous” persons in the region.
The group, in a communique signed by its chairman, Muhammad O. Ajah Jr. and secretary, Abdurrahman Nwabueze Urama, as well as Alhaji Hassan Uzoigwe Nwakamma, Suleiman Afikpo, Nnamdi Muhammad Sani, Ukoha Amin Isaac, Alhaji (Chief) Ibrahim Ogbonnia Amah, Mallam Abdulqadir Nnachi and Mubarak Obiahu, members, however, mapped out strategies for peaceful coexistence and understanding in their different areas of living.
The communique reads in part: “We commend
President Muhammadu Buhari for his dynamic and nationalistic leadership style and urge him to appoint qualified Igbo Muslims in position of trust as ministers, ambassadors, directors-general of Federal Government agencies and parastatals as well as board members in the federal organs.
“A situation where Igbo Muslims have been made to bear the identity of third class citizens by the federal and state leaderships is very worrisome.
This has been part of the causes for agitations by different groups in Nigeria. We have been peace-loving, responsible and dexterous patriots of Nigeria in our respective states.
Many of us have ventured in politics and we participate with all other Nigerians to elect the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and other elected representations for our areas.
Tribune
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