Prayers conducted for JAMB boss, 2 others in Lagos

Prof-Ishaq-Oloyede

Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB).

Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB).

Justice Habeeb Abiru of the Federal Court of Appeal on Sunday urged Muslims to follow Islamic principles of honesty, fairness and accountability in their daily lives to build a great nation.

Abiru made the plea in Lagos while speaking on the topic: “Muslims and Nation Building” at a special prayer and exaltation session in honour of three distinguished Muslim scholars.

The scholars were JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, Dr Mustapha Alimi, Chief Medical Director, National Orthopaedic Hospital, Igbobi, Lagos and Sheik Sulaiman Abou-Nolla, Chief Imam of Lagos State.

The judge said that the Islamic principles of honesty, fairness and accountability would assist in building a great nation.
“Prof. Oloyede is known today for his integrity and for being accountable for the money kept in his custody.

“Before now, this country was in comatose but presently it is moving forward but we still have a long way to go.

“Prof. Oloyede was able to generate N5 billion for JAMB, while the Comptroller-General of Customs, Retired Col. Hameed Ali, also generated over N1 trillion for government in 2017.

“Being a Muslim, Islam has laid down roles that we should follow both in our private and public lives,” Abiru said.

He urged Nigerians to tailor their discussions positively to enable people to appreciate good morals and become good ambassadors for other people to emulate.

Abdul-Lateef Adetona, Professor of Islamic Thoughts and Contemporary Studies, Lagos State University, (LASU), urged Nigerians to be good people regardless of their status and submit themselves totally to the will of Allah.

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“There is no amount of wealth that will escape Allah’s judgment. Every action will be taken account of by Allah.

“We should be able to evaluate our deeds on daily basis before going to bed at night to enable us to work toward righteousness,” he said.

The convener of the prayer session, Dr Muiz Banire, said the event was organised for the three eminent persons to enable young people to emulate them as role models.

“Integrity is not compromised in Islam and any public office is a public trust.

“All these attributes constitute a good Muslim and we want to bring them to bear on national growth,” Banire said.

Prof. Tajudeen Gbadamosi, Chairman, Governing Council of Lagos State Polytechnic, said Nigeria needed more of the eminent persons being celebrated for the country to move forward.

He said that all the three persons being celebrated were diligent and exhibited sincerity in their operations.

Responding, Alimi urged Muslims to acquire more knowledge to enable them to attain higher heights in directing the affairs of the country.

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