he Sultan of Sokoto and President Nigerian
Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA),
Alhaji Muhammad Saad Abubakar, advised
Muslim women to fight against corruption by
rejecting stolen public funds from their husbands
who are public office holders. He said this in
Ilorin, Kwara state capital yesterday during the
formal opening of the 30th annual national
conference of Federation of Muslim Women’s
Association of Nigeria (FOMWAN).
He also advised
wives of state governors and emirs to lead the
campaign for girl-child education.
The Sultan who spoke on ‘Motherhood and
Leadership’ at the event explained that, “the
myriad of problems confronting the country starts
from our homes.”
He said:
“If Nigeria is to see the change its citizens have
been yearning for, women must start the crusade
against corruption right from home. Nigerians
must be ready to be the change they voted for
during the last presidential election. Women must
discuss corruption and ask questions from their
husbands about their ill-gotten wealth especially
from those who are public office holders.
“If you notice that your husbands, few months
after becoming public officers, started buying
exotic cars, building houses all over the place,
ask questions on the source of that sudden
wealth.
As women, you must add your voice to issues
affecting our country, formulate policies where
anyone seeking public office must listen to you
even if they don’t like it”.
Abubakar stressed the need for women to ensure
that they raise responsible children for the overall
well-being of the society.
He said the religious and ethnic diversity which
Allah had endowed the country with should be
leveraged upon to move her forward.
In his key note address, Dr. AbdulRauf Wale
Babalakin acknowledged the positive role mothers
could play in moulding their children.
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