Ogun Muslims Council Hails Gov Abiodun For Prioritizing Education, Infrastructure In 2025 Budget ..Promises To Produce Documents To Reduce Out of School Children In Nigeria - EDU-BIZNEWS

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Ogun Muslims Council Hails Gov Abiodun For Prioritizing Education, Infrastructure In 2025 Budget ..Promises To Produce Documents To Reduce Out of School Children In Nigeria





Ogun State Muslim Council has lauded Governor Dapo Abiodun's administration for ensuring more of budgetary allocations to education sector and provision of more physical infrastructure across the state in the government's 2025 budget estimate of over N1.054 trillion, just as the council resolved to produce a working document to assist government at all levels to address the disturbing rate over 18.3 million  out of school children in Nigeria which according to the United Nations Children's Fund UNICEF, is the highest accounting for 20 percent globally 

Secretary-General of the council, Alhaji Kamaldeen Akintunde made this known to Edu-Biznews on Sunday in a 10-point communique issued at end of its general meeting held in Ijebu-Ode, where OMC appreciated the over  N117 billion representing 17 percent of the budget size to the education sector while provision of infrastructure got the highest allocation of over N284 billion, which is equivalent of 27 percent of the total expenditure for the coming fiscal year in the state 

The Muslim Council in the communique, urged the State House of Assembly led by Right Honourable Oludaisi Elemide to ensure due diligence in the consideration and passage of the 2025 Appropriation Bill before the lawmakers 

"It commended the present administration for allocating the highest percentage of the proposed budget to education and substantial amount to capital expenditure. It further urged the House of Assembly under the leadership of Right Honourable Oludaisi Elemide to ensure due diligence in the consideration of the bill and its passage to law, " the council said 

On the recent retreat on the alarming rate of out of school children held in Abuja , the council in the communique, resolved to produce strategic working document for government on how to return the out of school children to schools 

"Representative of OMC attended a retreat in Abuja organized by the National Commission on Al-Majiri and Out of School Children Education (NCAOOSCE). Going by the resolutions of the retreat, OMC resolved to develop strategic document on how to return the out of school children to active formal education"

While commending the federal government in its effort to reform and harmonise multiple taxes in Nigeria, OMC implored all stakeholders and interest groups to exercise caution and protect all interest in the passage and implementation of the proposed bill

The State Muslims apex body commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for setting special committee to liase with the National Assembly to harmonise all positions and address concerns

OMC in the communique, also commended National Hajj Commission (NAHCON) for its accountability and transparency in the return of fund to pilgrims for services not rendered as reimbursed by the Saudi Arabia authority. It further urged the Commission to always be Allah-conscious in the discharge of its responsibilities.

The meeting also noted the efforts of Nigeria Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) in the implementation of one of the pillars of Islam, Zakat, financial and economic empowerments of Muslims in Ogun State. The NSCIA through its NGO’s initiatives - Mission for Education, Social and Health (MESH) recently empowered 19 artisans and 24 students with another beneficiary receiving N1 million.

 Similarly,  Muslim Ummah In South West Nigeria (MUSWEN )extended the scholarship it coordinated for the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Saad Abubakar targeting female medical students with beneficiaries from Ogun State.

 Also, as part of efforts to promote health of Muslims in Ogun State and prevent diseases, MUSWEN in collaboration with OMC in the communique, equally finalized arrangements to organise free medical outreach programme in the State. The meeting therefore called on Muslim philanthropists and Islamic organisations in Ogun State to support these initiatives, expand them and develop strategic blueprint to make them scalable and sustainable. 

The meeting according to the communique, adopted the resolution of MUSWEN’s Committee on Political Action and Good Governance (CoPAGG) on the sensitization of Muslims to take interest in political activities and have broad based participation and representation in all political parties. It resolved to support Muslims who showed interest in politics to develop Ogun State and Nigeria


The Muslim Council in the communique,  commended the ruling of the Supreme court on the financial autonomy of the Local Government in Nigeria. 

The meeting lauded the effort of Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration for facilitating financial independence and its implementation. 

It appealed to all stakeholders to make the full implementation of the autonomy of the Local Government realisable. It noted the conduct of the local government election in Ogun State and the efforts of the Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission (OGSIEC) in the conduct of the November 16, 2024 LG Election in the State. 

It urged the Commission to improve on the areas stakeholders held reservations in order to make future elections more acceptable. OMC called on the elected chairmen of the 20 Local Government in the State to have balanced consideration of all religious interests in the State and prioritize fairness, equity and quality representation of all interests.

On the alleged destruction of mosque inside the Nigeria Customs Service, appreciated the Area Comptroller of the Idiroko Service Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) be appreciated for peaceful

The meeting decided that the resolution and magnanimity to personally lay the foundation of the mosque in a comfortable new site with the construction reaching 

On the foreign scene , the State Muslim Council  expressed concerns over the humanitarian crisis in Palestine, Syria and Lebanon over the years, calling on all countries of the world through the United Nations to take decisive measures in the restoration of peace and normalcy to the countries.

 It called for immediate cease-fire between Israel and Palestine and further normalize and sustain the relative peace in in Lebanon and Syria. 

The meeting witnessed the inauguration of Statutory Committees by the  council including : Education, Islamic Affairs, Finance, Public Affairs, and General Purpose Committees. 

The members of the committees cut across the four divisions and zones of the State - Egba, Ijebu, Remo and Yewa. While inaugurating the committee


The Secretary General of OMC, Alhaji Kamaldeen Akintunde explained that the committees workers would serve as the platform for the initiation and execution of the progranmes, activities and projects of OMC in order to realise its mission and vision. 

In his acceptance speech on behalf of other members of the committees, the chairman of Education Committee and Chairman of the Muslim Community of Olabisi Onabanjo University, Professor Mikail Lasun Gbadamosi promised to discharge their duties as expected. 





 


 



 


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