CRS: NSCIA Commends Governor Dikko Radda, Urges Others To Emulate Him

The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), underneath the management of its President-Common, the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’advert Abubakar III, has praised the justice, equity, and inclusivity demonstrated by Katsina State Governor, Dr Dikko Umar Radda, via the reintroduction of Christian Non secular Research (CRS) in major and secondary faculties throughout the state.

In an announcement signed by its Secretary-Common, Professor Is-haq Oloyede, the NSCIA expressed that this motion is worthy of commendation, because it aligns as soon as once more with the Islamic rules of fairness, equity, and justice.

“It’s common data that Islam condemns the persecution of minorities in its entirety. In the course of the first century of Islamic governance in Arabia, Prophet Muhammad (SAW) emphasised the rights of minorities regarding freedom of perception and worship, striving to make sure that they had been protected and safeguarded towards persecution,” the NSCIA said.

The apex Islamic physique has, nevertheless, known as for reciprocity in Christian-dominated areas of the nation, urging the governors of the South-Japanese, South-Southern, and a few South-Western states, the place the instructing of Islamic Non secular Research (IRS) is prohibited, to be taught from Governor Radda’s commendable instance.

“Whereas the NSCIA unequivocally helps the instructing of Christian Non secular Research in Muslim-majority states, it requires reciprocity in Christian-dominated areas of the federation. The Council subsequently urges governors within the South-Japanese, South-Southern, and sure South-Western states, the place the instructing of Islamic Non secular Research (IRS) is banned, to comply with the great instance set by Governor Radda. The state of affairs at Rivers State University, the place Muslim college students and employees have been denied their proper to assemble anyplace on campus to carry out their 5 each day prayers, exemplifies the persecution confronted by Muslims in Southern Nigeria.

“The scholars initiated a Basic Rights software on the Federal Excessive Courtroom, Port Harcourt Division, underneath Go well with No: FHC/PH/150/2012, which was subsequently dominated of their favour. Nonetheless, as an alternative of restoring the rights of the Muslim college students, the college and the state authorities appealed the decision. The Rivers State Ministry of Justice lodged an enchantment on the Courtroom of Appeal underneath Appeal No: CA/PH/614/2013, which affirmed the trial courtroom determination in 2017. Likewise, as an alternative of participating in self-reflection and permitting the dictates of justice to prevail, the Rivers State Authorities, via the legislation agency of E. C. Ukala & Co., proceeded to file an enchantment on the Supreme Courtroom (No: SC/055/2018), which has regrettably not but been heard.

“There isn’t a denying that the Nigerian nation’s development, improvement, and progress are inextricably linked to the willingness of the political class to reject injustice, partisanship, and a blatant disdain for pluralism in governance. These rules had been demonstrated in Governor Radda’s latest govt order. The NSCIA strongly believes that that is the trail that every one stakeholders in our nation ought to pursue as a categorical crucial.”