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Rebuild Lagos collapsed mosque in six months, MURIC tells govt, visits site
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Rebuild Lagos collapsed mosque in six months, MURIC tells govt, visits site
– ‘Dead victim, 11, lost her father 5 years ago’
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has demanded that the Lagos State Government should rebuild a mosque which collapsed on Sunday at Papa Ajao, Mushin, Lagos, within six months.
This was one of the five demands made by the Islamic organisation on Tuesday when its team visited the site of the collapse.
The group also sent a delegation to the home of the bereaved family and asked for compensation for parents of the victim.
The residents of the area had blamed the collapse on excavator operator who reportedly hit the one-storey building while digging up sand and working on a street drain reconstruction.
The demands by MURIC were made public in a statement issued on Tuesday, May 28 by its Executive Director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola.
Part of the statement read, “Following the tragic accident in which the Al-Mutmahinat Central Mosque, situated at Yusuf Street, Papa Ajao, Mushin, Lagos State on Sunday, 26th May, 2024, MURIC sent a powerful delegation which visited the site the next day, Monday, 27th May, 2024.
“Our team interacted with the Imam of the mosque and visited the home of the deceased victim to offer condolences.
“MURIC’s 3-man delegation was led by the chairman of MURIC in LAGOS State, Dr. Busari Jamiu Muhammad. They met the Imam of the mosque, Alhaji Lukman Qasim Olokuta.
“They also visited the house of the victim and commiserated with the bereaved parents.
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“Contrary to the common belief that three people died as a result of the accident, our delegation found out that only one person died.
“The victim was Anifat Yusuf, eleven, who was one of the students of the Arabic school in the mosque who were billed to graduate (walimah) in August this year.
“The late Anifat Yusuf was also a JSS 2 student of The Ultimate Secondary School, a private School at Ashofihan Street, Olorunshogo, Mushin. She had entered the mosque briefly to observe Zuhr, the first afternoon salat but, unfortunately, she never came out alive.
“Of course we also fell victim of the bloated number but we have to correct the figure now as a disciplined organization, particularly after our fact-finding mission came back to tell us that only one person died.
“Although we forwarded about three demands in our first statement on the tragedy, these have since been harmonized with suggestions from concerned Muslims. In view of the fact that the excavator which caused the calamity was working on the road expansion project embarked upon on that street by LASG, we now review our demands as follows:
“That LASG should:
Rebuild the mosque within six months without reducing its original size and without compromising its standard;
Pay adequate compensation for families left behind by the bread winners killed in the accident;
Pay the hospital bills of the injured;
Refund burial expenses of the eleven year-old girl who died and
Arrange for the welfare of the Imam of the mosque and his family until the mosque has been rebuilt, handed over to the community and become functional.
“MURIC is (and will continue to be) in constant consultation with the mosque’s Imam to ensure that these demands are met. The right to life is an Allah-given fundamental human right which has been vicariously denied this little girl, late Anifat Yusuf, by an agent of LASG.
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“Anifat’s father died five years ago and her mother, a widow of five years, has now lost the daughter whom she was hoping would one day be her bread winner, her succour and her companion. She is now alone facing not only the excruciating pains of a mother who lost a mature daughter but also the harsh realities of Nigeria’s galloping inflation.
“This widow’s home at 25, Bello Street, Papa Ajao, which used to be filled with laughter, is now the abode of sorrow, tears, desolation and misery. LASG must take responsibility. Anifat must not die in vain.
“Besides, a whole Muslim community whose only Central Mosque has been pulled down by an erratic excavator driver is now rendered mosqueless. They have become spiritual Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) or, more correctly, Internally Displaced Worshippers (IDWs).
“Only Allah knows how they have been managing to observe the daily prayers since the tragedy three days ago but, more importantly, they must start looking around from today to find the nearest mosque where they will observe the next Jumuah prayer.
“LASG must therefore move quickly to rebuild the mosque. Our mosque is of great significance to us.
“It is not just where we worship Allah and listen to sermons, it is the house of Allah. It is our brotherhood shelter, our common room, information dissemination centre, counselling centre, education centre, consolation point, our strong room, our engine room and even more.
“The mosque is the Muslim centre of gravity. We cannot afford to have it missing for long. Internal agitation may soon grow into external anxieties and there is a limit to the influence which the mosque management and local Muslim leaders can exert on the restless Muslim youths in the area who have started asking questions.
“We can expect prolonged patience in any other area or areas of Lagos, but not in Mushin. This is the hotbed of activism in Lagos State.
“LASG must therefore ensure that this mosque is ready in six months. November 2024 is the deal. Let’s hear the response of LASG loud and clear.”
Rebuild Lagos collapsed mosque in six months, MURIC tells govt, visits site
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Unpatriotic politicians told Ado Bayero to challenge dethronement – Kano gov
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Unpatriotic politicians told Ado Bayero to challenge dethronement – Kano gov
Governor Kabir Yusuf of Kano State says the dethroned Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, is being incited to go against the State government and constituted authority.
Speaking through his Chief Press Secretary, Sanusi Bature, Yusuf said some unpatriotic politicians implored Bayero to fight back after his dethronement.
Bature said the scramble for the emir of the ancient city was political and unnecessary.
He spoke when he featured on Arise TV’s Morning Show on Wednesday, stating that the unpatriotic politicians are behind the court case challenging Bayero deposition by the Kano State Government.
Bature recounted that Emir Muhammed Sanusi never challenged the former state government when he was deposed in 2019.
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Recall that Governor Yusuf had dethroned Aminu Bayero while reinstating Sanusi as the Emir of Kano in May.
This followed the decision of the state Assembly to repeal the 2019 Kano Emirate law.
However, Bature said: “We wanted him to vacate the palace because it’s used as a guest house and a graveyard, we want it renovated quickly so that it can serve its purpose. When the governor reinstated the Emir and had given 48 hours for all the other emirs to vacate their palaces.
“Ado Bayero in his own wisdom decided to remove his family and everything belonging to him from the palace. When I was there, the place was so empty when Sanusi entered.
“But some unpatriotic politicians from and outside Kano decided to ignite him to come back to Kano and strike a fight which is unnecessary. Some of the unpatriotic politicians are behind the filing of the court case, like it or not, there is politics here.
“Emir Aminu Ado Bayero was appointed after the dethronement of Sanusi but why didn’t Sanusi fight back at that time?”
Unpatriotic politicians told Ado Bayero to challenge dethronement – Kano gov
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Oyo begins recruitment of 7,000 teachers, opens portal
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Oyo begins recruitment of 7,000 teachers, opens portal
The Oyo State government, on Tuesday, opened a portal for the recruitment of 7,000 teachers for the state’s public primary schools.
The Chairman of the Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr Nureni Adeniran, told newsmen that the job portal was scheduled to come alive at 6 pm on Tuesday.
The site link for the application is subeb.jobportal.oyostate.gov.ng.
Adeniran said the recruitment was part of the state government’s bid to reduce unemployment among its citizenry.
The portal, according to Adeniran, would register each candidate with his/her email, phone number and National Identification Number, among other requirements, with a view to providing them with jobs suitable for them, either as teachers or caregivers.
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“The government of Oyo State wants to expand the job space in the basic education sub-sector and those who are interested in working as caregivers.
“Education is a major pillar of Governor Seyi Makinde ‘s administration. We are going to have an inclusive government that will utilise valuable potential that abounds in the state and that’s why we are employing new primary school teachers.
“Applicants can channel their complaints, or challenges encountered in the process of the online application through the support service to the phone number and email provided on the website for free support services,” Adeniran said.
Oyo begins recruitment of 7,000 teachers, opens portal
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FG engages local refiners on products pricing, dismisses dirty fuel import report
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FG engages local refiners on products pricing, dismisses dirty fuel import report
The Federal Government has met with local refiners of crude oil on a number of issues including pricing of their products and exportation to other countries.
The meeting held in Abuja on Tuesday also involving oil market provided an opportunity to clear the air on a report of dirty fuel being imported into the country as claimed by Dangote Refinery.
Oil marketers stated the meeting that though local refineries were producing some refined products, it would not stop them from patronising other sources, in addition to buying from the indigenous producers.
The Federal Government through the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, while reacting to claims of dirty fuel importation to Nigeria, said the refined petroleum products with high-sulphur contents were last imported in February.
This, it said, had since been addressed by the regulator.
Executive Director, Distribution Systems, Storage and Retailing Infrastructure, NMDPRA, Ogbugo Ukoha, said
“The NMDPRA today engaged with select marketers who are involved in the importation of AGO (diesel), ATK (aviation fuel) and PMS (petrol), as well as refiners of these products. The singular objective is to continue to collaborate in a manner that guarantees energy security within the country,” he stated.
He said discussions at the meeting covered issues of pricing and competition, adding that the agency would continue to engage with operators “to see that we land at a place where it is ultimately beneficial to Nigerians.”
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He added, “On May 14, 2024, the authority hosted a meeting with marketers. We also had an engagement with refiners separately. What is different today is that both refiners and marketers are around the table, and the singular objective of today’s meeting was to continue to deliberate on how we will guarantee fuel supply stability within a fairly priced market.
“There are several issues that came with that, such as pricing issues, competition, quality, etc. Some of these issues will be ongoing, but all it requires will be continuous engagements and consultations.”
He also spoke on claims that the government was trying to force marketers to buy products from a refinery in Nigeria.
The NMDPRA official said, “What we have in Nigeria is a deregulated market that remains open.
“The law that governs us, which is the PIA, makes several provisions and the authority continues to work towards operationalising all of them. So that’s the guarantee we give, that in the fullness of time, all aspects of the PIA will be operationalised.”
Asked to state the refined product that was considered by parties at the meeting, Ukoha said, “Currently, the refiners locally are producing substantial volumes of AGO (diesel), ATK (aviation fuel) and we have assurances that shortly PMS will also kick in. There are also other intermediate products being produced.”
“There is no dirty fuel that is being brought into Nigeria,” Ukoha declared when asked to react to the allegations levelled against the NMDPRA by a senior official of the Dangote refinery.
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It was reported on Monday that the Vice President of Oil and Gas at Dangote Industries Limited, Devakumar Edwin, accused the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority of granting licences indiscriminately to marketers to import dirty refined products into the country.
Responding to this on Tuesday, the Federal Government’s agency insisted that it had adopted all the stipulated procedures required for the importation of refined petroleum products into Nigeria to halt the inflow of dirty fuels.
It further stated that refineries in Nigeria were also taking steps to see that the refined products that they produce conformed with the standards approved by ECOWAS for the region.
The Group Managing Director, RainOil Ltd, Gabriel Ogbeche, said marketers were free to source products anywhere, but noted that local refiners were being patronised.
“One of the things we’ve agreed is that there’s going to continually be a level playing field between the marketers and refiners. We will continue to collaborate for the best interest of the industry,” he said.
Asked to state the challenges faced by marketers operating in the downstream sector which they would want the government to address, Ogbeche replied, “Up till today we have options and I can assure you that all the major marketers have been patronising the local refineries and we will continue. We also have the option of getting products from other sources and to the best of our knowledge that has not changed, even though conversations around that are ongoing.”
FG engages local refiners on products pricing, dismisses dirty fuel import report
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