According to available information, Babalola, the Deputy President General of the Nigeria Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs (South) died in the early hours of Wednesday
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The group made the call while briefing newsmen at the end of its Central Working Committee meeting in Ibadan
At the flag-off of the two day screening in Ibadan, the Executive Secretary of MUSWEN, Prof. Dawud Noibi, said the organization had initiated several programmes aimed at improving the conditions of the people both Muslims and non-Muslims
The assurance was contained in a statement issued by the National Secretariat of Obafemi Awolowo University Muslim Graduates Association by Alhaji AbdulWaheed Odeyimka, President, and Alhaji Mohammed Buari, Public Relations Officer
The group, also known as Laa-Jaamah, had petitioned the apex Islamic body in Nigeria, the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, under the leadership of Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, who is also the Sultan of Sokoto
In a statement by Dr. Wole Abbas, the Chairman Planning Committee of MUSWEN third General Assembly, Babalola, who doubles as Deputy President General of Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs and chairman of the Assembly, would be accompanied by the governors of the six states
This was sequel to series of petitions and counter petitions received by the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, and MUSWEN on the same matter
According to the reports, the objective of setting up the committee which met recently at the residence of Sir Olaniwun Ajayi in Isara-Remo, Ogun State, is to set an agenda for the Yoruba in the proposed national conference and fine-tune the modalities for participating in that conference. That would include selection of representatives of the Yoruba race at the conference