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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