Gov. Adams Oshiomhole of Edo today Friday November 29th apologized for the comments he
made to a widow in Benin during an inspection tour on Mission Road, in
the state capital, a fortnight ago.
Oshiomhole said that he now regretted the comments which had become the
subject of discourse in the social media. The Governor said that he made
the comments in anger.
The governor’s
apology was made when the leadership of the Federation of Muslim
Women’s Association of Nigeria (FOMWAN), paid him a courtesy visit in
Benin. Continue...
He noted that though the challenge of modern times had
bestowed on the shoulders of some women and single mothers the status of
bread winners of their homes, such should not be used as an accuse to
flout the laws.
The Governor urged the Muslim women leaders to use
their offices to propagate the essence of healthy living among children
and women in the nation and the need to maintain proper sanitary
conditions in their neighbourhoods.
Oshiomhole lamented that the
challenge of widowhood had also exposed children to different
temptations, adding that there was the need for society to be careful,
to avoid unwittingly creating more problems for the nation.
He noted that money was not the best thing that guaranteed ones happiness, “but honesty and selfless service.
The
Governor added that if Muslims and Christians were adequately committed
to their religious doctrines, the world would be a better place.
He
urged the women to propagate the message of Islam through the nooks and
crannies of the nation, and to also inculcate the values of honesty in
their followers.
Oshiomhole, however, assured the association of
government’s support in ensuring that its present leadership made
remarkable progress and also consolidated on the successes of their
predecessors.
Earlier, the FOMWAN National President, Hajia Amina
Omoti, urged the state government to look into the issue of the teaching
of Islamic Religious Studies in public schools in the state.
Omoti also solicited for government’s moral and financial support for the effective running of the association.
Source: News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
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