The position of MURIC, contained in a statement by its Director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, followed the declaration of Idris as an enemy of democracy by the Senate.
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Adeboye had during the last monthly prayer meeting at the RCCG Camp Ground on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway expressed what he called his personal views and not prophesy on the 2019 elections.
It reads: “The National Secretary of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev. Musa Asake, died today after a brief illness. He was 66 years old.
It said: “St. Ignatius Catholic Church, Ayar-Mbalom in Gwer East Local Government Area of Benue State was yesterday invaded by hoodlums who killed 15 worshippers including two Catholic priests, Joseph Gor and Felix Tyolaha.
Hoodlums attacked the campaign office of Abubakar on Saturday on Dandagoro Road, Batagarawa Local Government Area of Katsina State, destroying property in there.
The group stated this in a statement signed by his Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola, on Monday stressed that despite the picture of doom and gloom painted by critics against the Buhari’s administration, the general picture so far depicts that there is light at the end of the tunnel.
The group in a statement released to the press signed by its director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, regretted that the media was silence about the murder, yet there voices cried out in high decibels during the unfortunate Benue kiliings.
In a statement signed by its director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, and made available to newsmen on Monday, the group described the development as heartless, anti-people and capitalist –driven stressing that thesystem favours the rich by making “the rich richer and the poor poorer”.
It said: “The Federal Government (FG) has signaled its intention to review the national minimum wage this year 2018.
The statement reads: “Borno State governor, Alhaji Kashim Shettima, presented a budget of N170 billion for the 2018 fiscal year on Thursday 28th December, 2018. Shettima gave highest priority to education by allocating N26 billion to the sector.
The statement reads: “Nigeria is about to lose both its seat on the Board of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) and its membership of the bank due to failure to pay its dues. The bank has allegedly issued several warnings to this effect the Ministry of Finance has failed to comply.
Abacha loot alone is estimated to be about $11.3 billion. Fifty five Nigerians stole N1.34 trillion in eight years from 2007 to 2015. N30 trillion which represents some accruable income to the Federal Government during the last four years of the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan is allegedly missing. NNPC allegedly failed to remit a whopping $3.8bn and N358.3bn to the Federal Government account in 2013
The Muslim Rights Concern rejects these allegations. Buhari’s critics are like bad fire fighters who turn attention to the smoke instead of facing the fire. The more they fight the smoke, the more the fire burns and the worse the destruction. They are hypocrites and parasites, the more they look, the less they see
The Muslim Rights Concern seizes the opportunity of Ramadan being divinely recognized as the month of mercy to appeal to President Muhammadu Buhari to grant presidential pardon to the 54 soldiers who are presently serving ten year jail term ostensibly for refusing to fight Boko Haram insurgents
We call attention to FG’s sober statement in which it described the decision to increase the price of petrol as “difficult and painful”. We regard such statement as emanating from a government which has feelings for the citizenry and considers itself as part of the masses
We of the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) felicitate with our Christian brothers on this occasion. It is instructive that the birthdays of the two major religious figures came so intimately close this year, 24th and 25th of December. This is not a mere coincidence. There is a message in it for us. God wants Christians and Muslims to come closer
However, we deem it necessary to further advance the cause of the 66 soldiers. We still believe very strongly that they do not deserve additional punishment for two good reasons. Firstly, these soldiers asked to be better equipped before being sent to face insurgents who were better armed. This is only reasonable as dead soldiers cannot protect Nigeria’s territorial integrity
The Muslim Rights Concern gives kudos to LASEPA and the Lagos State Government for taking this bold step. This development is further proof that LASG is ready to walk its talk as Lagos is generally referred to as the center of excellence. It also proves that the state government is committed to the improvement of health of its citizens as well as the maintenance of decorum, civilized living, law and order
The Director of MURIC, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, made the call in a statement issued on Saturday in Lagos to condemn the recent kidnap of Sheikh Adam Idoko
MURIC described the judgement as “scandalous, laughable and anti-people. We see this as a mockery of the judicial system. This pronouncement must be reversed by an appellate court and a proportionate punishment meted out to the culprit