By Suleiman Shehu
An Islamic organisation, Al-Habibiyyah Islamic Society, has urged the Federal Government (FG) to partner with genuine religious organisations in its fight against corruption.
The association’s Chairman, Board of Trustees, Dr Kola Adeyemi, gave the advice at a 2-day sustainability training on Anti-Corruption and Accountability campaign in Ibadan on Saturday.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the programme was organised by the Islamic Society for Imams and Islamic scholars in the South-West geopolitical zone of Nigeria.
Adeyemi said partnering with sincere religious organisations would help the government in changing the attitude of Nigerians toward corruption.
“Government should partner with those religious organisations that will not take advantage of their enormous influence in misleading the society, but use it to advance the course of governance.
“The government should be able to identify what they want without mixing or playing politics with religion,” the chairman said.
He said the programme was organised for Imams and Islamic scholars to ensure they lead and show good leadership examples in the fight against corruption in Nigeria.
Adeyemi called on the participants to always inculcate good morals in their children and followers to avoid indulging in vices and to impact positively on the society.
He further called on the participants to engage in one form of business or the other to avoid consuming what was forbidden by Almighty Allah.
“Al-Habibiyyah have gone around the country to ensure that Imams and Islamic leaders come together and work for the good of the society and be role models in their deeds.
“We have also taught the children the importance of digital technology to discourage them from its negative use; they must use it positively for the development of the society,” he said.
In his remarks, the Executive Director, The Just Foundation, Imam Fuad Adeyemi, said 95 per cent of the country’s challenges would be solved if issues of corruption were adequately addressed.
Adeyemi added that Nigerians would experience peace of mind if everyone worked together in fighting corruption.
According to him, some of the challenges of food, health and other social amenities provided by the government will be resolved.
“We, the scholars, must come together; we must be upright and disseminate the right messages to the citizens for the good of the country,” Adeyemi said.
He further says Al-Habibiyyah, apart from being a religious organisation, also engages in agriculture and will soon come out with good agricultural products to the admiration of Nigerians. (NAN)