Religious body roots for equitable allocation of resources, decries harsh economy, insecurity

A religious body, Alkhaleeq Muslim Society of Nigeria, has called on the government to consider as priority, the need to equitably distribute resources of the Country fairly for the benefits of all.

The society, on the heels of its 20th Anniversary, lamented the rising state of insecurity in the Country, mentioning that its impact has become a global issue.

It further decried the worsening state of the economy, describing the rising inflation as a bad omen for citizens.

The Chairman Board of Patrons, Abdulhakeem Huthman, in a press conference over the weekend, observed that Nigeria was going through so many challenges on security and the economy.

According to him, these problems must be considered first and foremost as not just a Nigeria problem but worldwide problems.

He lamented that much of the efforts of the government of the day to solve some of the problems have largely remained on papers.

According to him, it was unacceptable for larger percentage of the Nation’s population to be having difficult times despite the huge resources available, while about one percent are taking grip on the benefits.

Decrying the concentration of resources in the hands of a few privileged, he said it would be more ideal for all to succeed than a few folks.

“Checking through the incident of the government and people of Nigeria in handling issues which concern the people, we need to change our attitude and take the little resources we have, manage it towards the generality of the people and not for one percent of the people to be living fine in affluence, while 99 percent live in abject poverty,” he decried.

He said, “That is why we all have to go back to having everyone succeed without leaving anyone behind. You are your brother’s keeper. You cannot say you belong to humans appropriately if you don’t look after your neighbour.”

The Founder of Islamic Group, Alhaji Mukail Aremu, posited that if everyone would be happy, they need to follow God closely and do things the way it should be done in the Country to end the problems of the people.

He decried that people were suffering and needed to be considered with fair and equitable allocation of resources.

In his submission, Vice Chairman, Alhaji Abdulrahman Sulaiman, mentioned that the society has severally offered congregational prayers, because what Nigerians, according to him, need now is prayers.

“As all the provisions have failed, so we need to go more spiritual. We have been doing that and we will continue to do that to solve the Country’s problems,” he said.